A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'called'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of called in Corpus

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
This called fur desperate measures so I s on page 25
This called fur desperate measures if her on page 57

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And called a witch on page 74

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Beggars and thieves they called is, on page 22

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A land sea, the owld wife called it. on page 93

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
sure there were a lok o folk called Potter who haed a son called
Potter who haed a son called Harry. Come tae think o it, h
isna even sure his nephew wis called Harry. He’d nivver even see
3 matches

Flett, Alison Harbour, (Scottish Poetry Library 2004) Orkney, poetry
we called oot
1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Fok called it Muckle Stoorworm, and they
1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
d for da soul. My late friend called dem 'Girny whelks' because of(2020)
take schoolbairns here and we called da guillys Gigglymots ?? http(2020)
n on 6music dat dirs an album called "bonxie" aboot to be released(2015)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
her and teen her tae fit wiz called the “Servant's Common Room�
the coal. Mistress Gordon wiz called and she’d little sympathy f
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
t wye is the Yes Campaign nae called the Aye Campaign?(2014)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
88 The heel, but our son once called it the ‘stump’. (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern B

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I wis awa oot tae the pub called the Mosset (or is as it’s k
1 matches

General Northern

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ld maybe smell as sweet if we called it a – clart… but it does
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
ten o clock afore ma name was called and aff I went up the corrido
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
his election was the way they called things out when it’s infactu (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ng doon the field. I Ken it's called Pittodrie bt we dinae need to(2020)
When @Ryanp0rteous_ gets called up for Scotland but Andy Cons(2020)
euder92 @CalumWright2 Fits it called? https://t.co/nOlVP6QdhG(2020)

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Folk called her Martyr of St Paul's, Civi on page 55

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
as ah ken, mate. Is a laddie called Mark Thompson. Him and his ma on page 195

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"She's in here," called the crab, finally drawin back on page 37
callin me "hen". They nivver called the laddies hens. Sometimes g on page 70
Come here an I'll show ye," I called back. The wee yin gurgled hap on page 73

4 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
oned, there is a new campaign called Oor Vyce. It was also created
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ts and drink pee from animuls called coos. There are strange beast
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
a lanely cuckoo called fae Foswell hill,
A lanely cuckoo called fae Foswell hill,
a lanely cuckoo called fae Foswell hill.
the lanely cuckoo called fae Foswell hill.
4 matches

Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
n tae rise. So the attack was called aff an we turned roon but the
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
sual. There’s a great group called Flag Up Scotland Jamaica that
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
victim, an eighteen year old called Harry Reid, was fund in the w
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
at the faither wis some joker called Jack Riley. A executive high
jist a wee fanny frae Falkirk called Eddie Jones that she got aff
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
d hand frae a dubious grunter called Noel. We subsequently learned
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
u cannae be an artisan barber called Dave. ??(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- snow covered astros do get called off all over the country lol (2021) twitter link
een off defo - the refs jist called aff a wet astro pitch wae a f (2021) twitter link
rved btw - mind you these so called elite players are so saft its (2021) twitter link
archbishop oh canterberry is called erchie btw - gotta luv thae (2021) twitter link
nolds hees no a tinpot - its called passion - ralphies the man l (2021) twitter link
and 8 other occurrences.

West Central

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
places. Quite a few ae ma so-called pals seemed tae think it wis
h heard fae Charlene that she called me a cow behind ma back but s
2 matches

@annieones tweeted
? When a wis a wean a did git called a big skinnymalinkie lang leg (2021) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
me. He’s jist upset at being called oot on his creepiness, probab (2021) twitter link
fowk hae nae issues wi being called hen by strangers (2021) twitter link

Dundee

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
parts o’ a boat, “This is called the Boom, cause w’en it ‘
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ts rollin joints, the fat wan called Muldoon n the skinny wan we a on page 3
roonie n Wee Kenzie, they git called. Broonie is a wee Nazi-lookin on page 7
wee cunt. Big Kenzie he gits called, n that's a name that cunts r on page 8
A've actually heard ae a cunt called Jamesy that git slashed' on page 11
wee cake ae chocolate, as she called it. A see ma escape n A sprin on page 35

7 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
nae huv got closure if hed no called me fat. The lanky prick. on page 27

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
tae the South, whatewvir thir Called. So this is why fowk rise thi on page 3

1 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
e sure ye see the lion!” He called, as he waved them intae the z
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y doped up bloody junkie just called me an auld cunt, an fur whit?
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
h. A false consciousness Marx called it. They tell ye it’s a tra
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
The Carpenters Estate it’s called, where ah’ve been staiyin.
1 matches

Ayrshire

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
She called fur a truce afore she called on page 83

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
Laird? He was what my mither called a fine man; he had a barrel o on page 3

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
tional language and was being called Scottis to distinguish it fro on page 15

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ook! That's whit the big folk called it. Jings, Ah wished Ah'd wan on page 45

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
fire kindled in it is always called the ingle, in the southern pa
miller is offended, if it be called the fire’.
2 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declarati
plant species and over 200 so called “habitat types” (e.g. spe
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
called in the shared toilets, called the mickey by ae character, t
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
n walking oor dog Lugs – we called him Lugs coz o his big ears f
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
se past four days syne Oonagh called. She meant well and don’t g
1 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
h’m sittin wae a Pomeranian called Petta on ma knee n Ah’m kis
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
stuffed some mob frae Iceland called Akraness, and both they games
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
it bud im at court because i called ma wifes boyfriend a retard f(2020)
y I'm shite with names, being called union is worrisome so underst(2020)
comment on @bmc875 tell him I called him a wankjob secret Yoon, wh(2020)

@jack_capener tweeted
@bummermaid It's called a slater in Scotland!(2020)

@jax6754 tweeted
d.....and so a pj Saturday is called fir! Productive day at hame i(2016)

@MartinBroon tweeted
huv at New Year, whit wuz it called? ?? ??????. Anyway Yer The Du(2020)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
III or IV and Stirling Castle called Michael?(2020)
the muckle Jouker in the sky called him@home between election and(2020)

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
by some big Russian hooligan called Andriy. Wit. A. Tune. (2018) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
event on the 23rd. Claret was called the Bloodstream of the Auld A(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
Ma line manager called tae see hou Ah'm daein, an Ah(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
, his first son wis gonnae be called Zellsworth ??. (2022) twitter link
away when @eastlothianmp was called. I genuinely thought you were (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Here's an idea. Stop payin so called 'stars' like Zoe Ball and Gar(2021)

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
a bad experience with sum sae-called JW kept knockin’ ma door per (2021) twitter link
rtunately. It’s actually sae called “British Sign Language”. Ag(2020)
er stand in the matter of sae called “Privy Council”? This was a(2020)
dentity rather then being sae-called ‘English’ nae only that, a (2020)
s nae only that, with sum sae called ‘deaf’ not “Deaf” colleag(2020)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

@fairfaaye tweeted
you might hear a noisy person called 'a bletherer' or simply 'a bl(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster