A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'option'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
optionOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus17.25632
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 29.1 5 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 22.9 7 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 65.6 6 3
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 50.1 11 6
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 21.2 16 11
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
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 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of option in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"You dinna hae an option," I said, gaan up the stair. on page 24

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
a 'shø', so da neuter isna a option.) In maist languages you say on page 85

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
sae herd. But I hed nae idder option dan tae grab him agaen. He bl
“So does du hae nae idder option?” axed Gutteryaggle.
“No, my jewel, I hae nae option,” he replied.
3 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“You hae nae option, Mr. Truncherfaece. But I can
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
y boat an deseyded thi saifer option wis tae get a tow fae thi fei on page 48

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
es Ah can see, it's yer only option." on page 48

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Institution hid nivver bin an option. The fairm wis yer life an fa on page 22
gid on te say. "We've hid nae option bit te extend fit wi aa the e on page 31
side Lorna, leavin him wi nae option bit te sit himsel. on page 40
the same...kens ye've got nae option. An fit can ye dee, eh? Fit c on page 92

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Bill disna git muckle option, thocht Beldie wi a grin. He' on page 21

1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
mpathetic look, 'an we've nae option noo but ti mak for the Tramli on page 44

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
an yer aire. Aire is also the option for veesitors tae tour the Ha on page 11

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e hospital; an haed nae ither option; but, in ae wye, it was provi on page 25

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ain, is gaun tae be oor anely option. An, that is by far nae gaun
y ken it or nae, will hae nae option but tae rely on local produce
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
a faimly o weemin fa had nae option but tae mak hings wark on the
1 matches

General Northern

@beast_afc tweeted
raser his bin rwb ana inither option(2020)
mashed in that many times, no option.(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
suppose the Fittie Bar is an option tae pass some hoors! Better d(2018)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
k puddin. Peas arenae even an option.(2020)

(South) East Central

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ill hed the belt. That wes an option, tho they didna gie oot the t on page 88

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ForShanksy @pieandbov got nae option cos top gear is shite! (2020) twitter link
gie who unfollowed me had nae option - i blocked him - rk has ha (2020) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nt Scotland it aye remains an option. on page 45

1 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
seemed gey blythe aboot this option, an agreed, ‘Aye, A think i
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
f killin the cunt is the only option here. on page 22

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ame schoolin is definitely an option: on page 19

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Only wan reat feasible option comes, in the conveyor belt a on page 3

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
'Naw' isnae exactly an option. on page 7

3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nse, flight bein the selected option. No that gaun ahead wae the c
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s considerin it as a viable option. ‘Just noisin ye up, kid.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
say ah wis receptive tae this option, given the alternative. The t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae say so take the only other option available tae me an run up ef
1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
and said, “Ay, faith, A’m option B.” The anes in the referen
1 matches

General Central

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Naw isnae exactly an option. on page 21

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nin. Cathy and Leanne hud nae option efter she started shoutin and on page 50
one the richt hing. She'd nae option but tae dob Marie in, and she on page 61
fur a sherry, and ah hud nae option but tae listen tae their shit on page 79

3 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Ae option for makkin progress wi this c
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
at sum fowk i the UK haes the option tae back reformist pairties w
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
Freenship is the anely option open tae them, and sae tae th
1 matches

@FaetheRye tweeted
rantCreative Is the authentic option no tae scrieve the haill thin (2021) twitter link

@jack_capener tweeted
@fion_argh Swiftkey haes an option fir Scots anaw!(2019)

@RickHJohnston tweeted
The EU is a true union. Best option for any country seeking effec (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@Blazespage Voldemort option.... bring fowk hame tae vote (2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
otslanguage AND there wis NAE option fir the folk that's tryin tae (2022) twitter link
spoke Scots fir there wis NAE option at the time. WE were non-folk (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
us to believe it's a serious option. Similarly Plan B when @Chris (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
lick the 'View site in Scots' option at the tap right o yer screen (2021) twitter link
o by clickin the 'Multimedia' option: https://t.co/9IzxvLjagg (2020) twitter link

General Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
@roddecks Ye shudda gave the option of Seoiníní!(2020)