A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'cars'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of cars in Corpus

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Cars gaethur on page 18

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
been lost, too. We make more cars, but we miss our espresso; it
1 matches

Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
ewhaur near da Eigg brig) for cars an git a tip fae da drivers.

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
latform wi a silver box foo o cars tae hurl aroond. Meenie an me
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ed up an boxed remote control cars in nae time ava. I wis dumbst
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ir weel kent. Afore fokk used cars da quickest route atween Clou
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ppit on board. Der wirna mony cars fur hit wis da last ferry. Sh
a peerie nyook ta hoid in. Da cars cam on, an a truck. Da starn
Da meenit da boo wis doon da cars med a scrit ta be aff. Shö s
3 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
us are really peerie. But the cars behind us should have pulled (2018) twitter link
Da amount o cars ats been troo Roe dis week is (2020) twitter link
ute but it feels lik dir mair cars noo as dey wir afore da coron (2021) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a space in the line o parkit cars. "HARD ROON NOO! Hard roon." on page 9

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
un on fae the winda: bobbies' cars wi blue flashin lichts an ski on page 66
ttert Harry fin he saa aa the cars parkit ootside Frank's. He st on page 82

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
There’s streams o’ cars gyan nose ti tail
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
gs an cairts an shelts, motor cars an bicycles chokin up the roa
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
On the grun, flicht cars lay like smashed licht bulbs.
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
l e Royal Mile. Nae buses nor cars wun up an doon durin e Feesti
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n there wiz an affa boorach o cars sellin aa the odds ‘n’ ei
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
traivelled on bussies, taxis, cars
fin its wye there. There war cars, auld beds, leaky
n stottin aff the reefs o the cars fin it wis weet.
boorichs o cars an vans an twistit bed spring
4 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
er noo they are driving dinky cars!! https://t.co/ZoTDn7VUtY(2017)

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
a bike. Common noo are three cars sittin' at the door o' a mort on page 29

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
neen o's had cars in them days.) She didna get on page 75

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
hon days – there wisna mony cars – an ye could rin aboot aa
arage set, wi petrol pumps an cars an Belisha beacons an things.
2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
a bleed vessel. There wis twa cars neist the car we’d come in.
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Cars laden wi' cases, boxes, absol
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
the AWPR. If diesel an petrol cars are phased oot in Scotland bi
1 matches

General Northern

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
Och, noo ere's only revvin cars on page 19

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
dizzen police cars, bobbies wi a kind o ranks, s
r park wis fer foo wi fowk an cars. Noo this wis
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
uel bit nae the price o their cars. Michty me he thocht een o yo
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
in wi their tellies and their cars, listen tae me? They think Iâ
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
fan ye think fan ere wis less cars on the roads
I nivver thocht cars wid be built for show
Cos ye didna get een wi the cars back then
3 matches

@cligeey tweeted
rad I hid a bike up the Ythan cars sticking a wid be doon wee a (2020)

(South) East Central

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
rn!" then threw them in thurr cars. The spice boys got in the cl
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@Neillyf88 east coast sports cars - run by ian and kevin - to (2020) twitter link
way tae asda at the jewel - cars had got stopped at the rounda (2020) twitter link
r wonderland - 2 streets wae cars n a photo oh a tree - amazin (2020) twitter link
whits the score wae the stock cars big man? your a clown lol (2020) twitter link
ide in the street or in their cars or not wear them at all has n (2020) twitter link
and 10 other occurrences.

West Central

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
laying wi rosy cheeks and toy cars that scattered. How wrang she
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
d been servin time for nickin cars. on page 46

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ootside the array ae shoaps. Cars and buses are zoomin past and
1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ne wines, a dealer ay classic cars or a pedlar ay Peruvian march
1 matches

Ayrshire

General Central

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
out; boys with harelips, jug-cars, pocked skin, had nae place i on page 3

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ose windaes and scratchin the cars. on page 5

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ilway Restaurant. There's few cars, and them aa slow by maist st on page 72

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tar on TV aboot Morgan sports cars. John Harvey-Jones, the heid
sna haein thon. Morgan sports cars wis warks o airt made bi skee
ein modren methods tae sports cars isna the same as appliein tha
3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ctric. People were screaming, cars honking, sirens wailing. Ther
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
they white people park their cars oan them.. ?????????????? htt(2019)

@raiphsays tweeted
m18 Oh a dinnae like aw a big cars eever! Heidin oot noo! Huv a (2020)

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
An lads hae cars no horse an ploo on page 48

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
he yairds a wreck o burnt oot cars. on page 47

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Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster