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The word 'doin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
doinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus23.57827
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 127.9 22 8
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 43.8 17 3
WCE - West Central 35.5 8 2
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 2
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 1
GLA - Glasgow 30.1 6 4
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 22.3 17 3
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) 605.7 1 1
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of doin in Corpus

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Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
Ok. I'm sure you ken whit yer doin (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
"Is dat aa?" said Alice, doin her best no ta lat him see sh on page 46

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ean wis better at spaekin as doin. 'Mester', he said, 'du's a f on page 105
n oot dat you hae feth an dan doin naethin aboot it. Feth alon i on page 171

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Of coorse it will, du's doin really weel, everything'll be on page 34
things at da idder lasses wis doin." on page 44
rtab"My God, Floss! What's du doin here," shü roared as Floss b on page 48
"What da hell am I doin here?" he aksed himsel, "Dis on page 57
"Weel I wisna awaar I wis doin onything life changin, bit I on page 64
Also on pages 74
6 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
grund ta check how da dew was doin an if da grund wis dry enough
1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
say if I telt hir whit I wis doin ee noo.
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ilding Centre headin nort (me doin 40), den turned in da Busta R (2019) twitter link
r aboot da woodcuts IÂ’d been doin, an she glanced at da constru (2020) twitter link
peedcrafter am pretty sure am doin dat! ?? xx (2017) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@JoEdwards41 Same here, dir doin so much damage tae the indy m(2021)
lease think aboot whit you're doin. https://t.co/UPGmLVTpq8(2021)
dey pat yun sam energy intae doin somethin positive? It wid mak(2021)
n kinda energy intae actually doin some good?(2021)
jammies dossing aboot da flat doin nithin an I honestly dinna ev(2021)

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ached bird survey day. I love doin my peerie bit for science, es(2020)
I canna get rid o da towt o' doin a Katy Perry/Roar/jungle spoo(2014)
his treasure on da shore when doin my monthly beached bird surve(2014)

General Northern

Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
ng strach furra’s took some doin’ )
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Doon the pigpen, the doin doesnae come. That's the usua on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
voice fae behind me: "How yae doin ya willy washer?" on page 37

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
range views indeed - clubs r doin a fantastic job just now n ke (2020) twitter link
n a hope shees weel - aye am doin fine thanx - al pm u later f (2020) twitter link
ootside plus the mighty spurs doin the bizz tae end a crackin wk (2020) twitter link
@EdburghCaleyFC aye doin fine guys n a hope awe the la (2021) twitter link
ne medium n aways have - aye doin fine n hope u r 2 (2021) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
l said. 'Ah'd gie her a richt doin.' on page 209

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
it in, An what should you be doin, Mister Anderson said. Kelly on page 24
Ma parents jist don't want me doin social dancin, she said, Beca on page 26
h want tae see yees daein it. Doin what we're no doin anythin. A on page 106
ickey in but he gied him some doin an he got his money back plus on page 133
iends an that's how she got a doin aff Kelly Marie Walker wan ti on page 169

6 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
nds an that’s how she got a doin aff Kelly Marie Walker wan ti
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ae goin oniewhaur bit further doin the road we're set on. The ra on page 12

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
How ya doin there gorgeous, kin eh git yi on page 100

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
who he was an’ what was he doin’? Scotty explained then rec
€™ Glasgow an’ spent months doin’ it up. She came in yin mor
2 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
glancin towards the two polis doin their own thing. McGiver spea on page 58

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
tae get ye oan the next E.P. doin that." on page 3

1 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
'Whar else are you doin at the school?' on page 15
g at the steelworks. 'What yi doin standin in the pitch black? C on page 16

2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
€˜Fuckin hell big man, how ye doin man? Ah’ll take a lager ple
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
aw fuckin agitated. ‘Ah’m doin this cunt.’
1 matches

Ayrshire

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
alking tae ye like this - me doin' a' the jabberin'. It used ta
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
t Olaf's cronies wid gie us a doin." on page 131

1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
attRichardson3 @YPlan Thanks! Doin it the noo! xxx ???(2014)
@ComeCoachWithMe Be doin this later oan as getting rea(2014)
@JeffBrazier Doin ma best tae! Hope you got ma (2014)
Got an idea fir you! How bout doin a makeover wi person wi arm d(2015)
rves in arm got damaged. Love doin aqua class?X(2015)
and 10 other occurrences.

@weenell3 tweeted
m @bitchystichy This cough is doin my box in so it's another cal (2022) twitter link

Donegal (East Donegal)

Watson, Audrey Yarns 3 - The Tay Meetin, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Fermanagh, prose
e weans fray the nearby skool doin pootry that’d mak ye yawn y
1 matches

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