A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'playing'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of playing in Corpus

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fa minds playing wi this simple bit fun toy? h(2018)
dges this spring they are nae playing - they are gettin up tae nau(2019)

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
nk it’s the panels that are playing up.’
1 matches

General Northern

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
g alang tae the sang that’s playing on the TV in the backgroon â€
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ward and weÂ’re scoring mair. Playing oot fae the back is high risk (2022) twitter link
s itÂ’s a Mcinnes side weÂ’re playing, doubt they will come here ta (2022) twitter link
market for a prolific scorer playing at a decent level? ThatÂ’s na (2022) twitter link
’s shown players the door, is playing the ‘fitness levelsÂ’ card - (2022) twitter link
ield, nae energy. Big mistake playing Broon last night and nae unex (2022) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
voodo hex shite. Dandies are playing there on Sunday(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
he Don's ony o Solbergs loons playing for Stavanger(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
@PaulLawriegolf you still playing golf loon? Thought i seen you(2016)
Barton Aye fit like, when yer playing the Dons up in Aberdeen, mack(2016)
s on the board fer the sports playing in the bar! ?????? https://t.(2020)

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
r comes oot wi, "Scotland are playing out of their skins an if they
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
me n ma maw. Ma maw said that playing fitbaw is just a waste eh tim
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ge problems he had tae gie up playing fitba eftir the war. He still
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ere, or two weeks in Portugal playing golf, buggies the lot. Chose (2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
shut out adults over 18 from playing football - time for some ans (2020) twitter link
near there pitch when they r playing - aye right - what a richt (2020) twitter link

West Central

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
see the twa weans dauncin and playing wi rosy cheeks and toy cars t
1 matches

Glasgow

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
hich wis jist a posh word fir playing in the park. A could run dead on page 37

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
everything. Tonight I will be playing the Flouiknyeflotka." on page 3

6 matches

General Central

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
d before you know it, they're playing for money.' on page 44
s, tuttin, 'A woman like that playing Saint Joan, it's utter hypocr on page 46

2 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
s back tae feet up, and Mrs H playing her game... Normality.... :) (2023) twitter link
@linda_kinnon Yer playing a blinder Linda.. That's ye a (2022) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
nae ken whit tae purchase you playing Glasgow in April or The Foo F(2014)

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
hey are behavin! Are ye still playing hide and seek wi them? ??(2020)

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
Back playing the soccer again wae a solid (2018) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
land fitba players banned fae playing aginst Wales because they att(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
tting resuscitated. She'll be playing to the average member now, kn (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

General Ulster