A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'apparently'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
apparentlyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus24.78233
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 2
DOR - General Northern 35.5 8 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 18 7 4
WCE - West Central 155.3 35 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 40.2 8 5
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 13.1 10 7
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 56.9 2 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of apparently in Corpus

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Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ed fae Up Helly Aa festivals. Apparently 'his black pal reckons it's f(2021)

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
tae be split atween 3 laad's, apparently. on page 6

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Apparently #DFS #Aiberdeen are tae open (2020)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@MrJohnMellis @deesidedon Apparently the culling o jist 7 aulder M(2020)

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Marless means mismatched apparently.
slaggin aff ma Da’s blonde. Apparently Christmas presents fae ma Da
2 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
t daein a wee picter instead. Apparently if you draw that next tae a c
1 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
tae give up on him now Boyle apparently wants tae come back tae Scotl (2022) twitter link
loan with obligation tae buy? Apparently reported on Sky Italia - ony (2022) twitter link
ent far the story came fae - apparently a Leeds Utd forum? (2020) twitter link

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
e ‘erse’ add-on myself, but apparently that’s what the full phrase (2020)
@SandraG72071414 Apparently she used tae hae a split in t(2020)
ClaireHANM The Elgin Marbles, apparently... ?? Nah, just some stair ba(2020)
@molach95 Apparently! As in ‘shorn’. Went totall(2020)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e, somedy's property, tae the apparently mair serious maitter ae an au on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
cawed Pongo - apparently yae wouldnae ride his mum int on page 25
t the laughter in the room is apparently contagious. They actually hin on page 54
wants us tae meet, true love apparently. Aw and its quiz night tae. A on page 66

3 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
by ma faither quite recently. Apparently Ginger crawled hame yin nicht
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ernet. Works in a factory and apparently his only hobbies are Celtic a
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
othian will stay in tier 2 - apparently the midlothian area is up for (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Apparently the bingo efternoons left her on page 49
Governors thay the Heidie hud apparently vanished like snaw aff a dyke on page 222

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
in wan G who's also a Sikh an apparently she takes part. Thir's nothin on page 23
here the Trinity High is noo. Apparently they built this new buildin i on page 33
a right Rangers supporter an apparently she's ma da's brother's daugh on page 67
cNish's hoose at the weekend; apparently, Laura McNish an Kelly Marie on page 82
me up oot the water too fast; apparently some scientist in America has on page 91
Also on pages 105, 107, 112, 130, 134, 158, 159, 169
26 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
een invitet tae the weddin an apparently so huv aw the Campbell’s ap
lly said anythin tae ma face. Apparently, her da went right through he
t, but ma wee sister tolt me: apparently Kelly snogged wan ae the gate
3 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
prayed it right in his eyes ; apparently he held him doon fur aboot te
sit in the library an study. Apparently, when she wis there this morn
2 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
essay on a Scottish text wis apparently ane o the measures intendit t
essay on a Scottish text wis apparently ane o the measures intendit t
2 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the face. Wi some restraint, apparently - he wis aye conscious
l adolescent nonsense, bit an apparently offeecial staff site - an th
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Apparently, dug walkin is the foondation
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
the place is makin a fortune apparently. on page 60

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
let hur know n spoil hur day. Apparently, hur boss answered m put ma y on page 36

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
but the Apple shop wis shut. Apparently, theyd found a note on Buchan on page 6

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Apparently it's controversial, thirr's b on page 2
a shot ay her flute, which is apparently a rare hing fae some enigmati on page 3

3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ure, still stridin oan himsel apparently wae some point tae prove. ‘
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Bill apparently, tae this cunt.
1 matches

General Central

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
ba. Hud tattoos on his teeth, apparently. Him and big Shaun Dennis wer
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
ut sadly they were a NO SHOW! Apparently broke down van!(2017)

@Chazzbat tweeted
at's aa the reason they need. Apparently it's a spit mask, cos the lad(2020)
emma "Gemini" wis a nickname. Apparently no. #Corrie(2020)
Apparently, Virgin Money disnae hae bran(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@mathie_dan Apparently the Deil had posted twa big d(2020)
So apparently Prince Andrew only went tae t(2020)

@changed_days tweeted
@AVK1972 There are apparently 250 odd ways tae eat them. Th (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
d tae ask a body fae Lithgae, apparently that's where Scott was born ; (2019) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
body drappin their breeks but apparently it wis the last dance o' the (2021) twitter link

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
t way the jacket o anither an apparently very lite debate aboot style on page 44

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Lyttle, A. G. Yarns 3 - Lastin Memorial, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Bangor, prose
Apparently it wus tae be pit intae the f
1 matches

General Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
eading too much Eoghan Harris apparently(2019)

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
tor was asking about my wife, apparently she's a gran lassie! So that'(2020)