A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

absolute Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 23.1 18.1 29.8 23.2 10.3 0
Number of occurrences6545 12 3 4 1 0
Number of authors38 22 10 2 3 1

Occurrences of absolute in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
y knew it the Queen wis in an absolute rage, an wis stampin aboot sh on page 82

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
aud wi inobedience. He wis an absolute monarch. But, as he wis weel- on page 37
For his rule wisna jist absolute: it wis universal forby. on page 38

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
n drink n that. There's a few absolute tidies that hang aboot wae th on page 6
irl home, Mr McGiver. It's an absolute disgrace. Kicking him on the on page 54

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
"My rule there wad be absolute, Whilk means less wark fir yo on page 8

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
uckin odd. Considerin he's an absolute tight erse. Still, ah decide on page 80
oast fur words right noo. The absolute audacity. He jist goat interv on page 113

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
mpire still means somethin is absolute, an the mantra 'SNP bad?' is on page 9

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Harpreet went an took an absolute beamer when she said it an th on page 95
ma interactions wi her tae an absolute minimum cause maist folk at Y on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
r aboot ten seconds there wis absolute wheesht. Naebody daured speak on page 56

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah'm average. Ah've tired ma absolute best. Read far and wide, and on page 45

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
he meant. She meant, "Whit an absolute cowp! Ye'll no catch me deid on page 21
ae say wis, "Coont Olaf is an absolute radge," but she wis ower poli on page 37
. Efter aw, he'd wance had an absolute flakie jist cause he'd wantit on page 98
er's last thochts bein yins o absolute terror. "Please," she said ta on page 107

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ot enterin Cathy. She'd be ma absolute double if she didnae huv a to on page xiii

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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
trysts wi the ABSOLUTE dreep o concentration on page 95

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Gilmour, Rosie Bak Tae Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2015) Central, weans
First day bak is an absolute scunner
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
r shouder tae the wark an mak absolute certain that this project com
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
shite, Edith, ah tell masel. Absolute shite. Whitever ye dae, dinna
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
m opent the dair as he did an absolute bowfin smell fillt the hoose.
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
h-East. Ma interviewee luiked absolute Baltic, up tae near the tap o
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae weakness. And that fuckin absolute wee cunt ae a Labrador is the
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@alistairdunn tweeted
cup. world cup in qatar is an absolute farce in the first place(2015) search twitter
it's been an absolute pleasure going tae ibrox ever(2016) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
Absolute dream team, whit a day! https(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
airiHunter They must own some absolute wappin muckle rabbits.(2020) search twitter
pittin ma siller on deranged. Absolute like deranged.(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
lthy food affordable for all. Absolute lettuce shagger (2018) twitter link
rass and belittle her. Wit an absolute elitist, self-righteous wank (2018) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
tk durin a pandemic?! Whit an absolute arse-cockle ye ur, jist like (2020) search twitter
ly an socially responsible(!) Absolute shower o shites! ??(2020) search twitter
n @DaftLimmy Get tae fuck, ya absolute toley!(2020) search twitter
This threid is an absolute hoot. https://t.co/sbKQP6rMOv(2020) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
, cos Borna at his best is an absolute pler! He's just no at his bes (2021) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
my focus on and it’s been an absolute game changer. https://t.co/xY (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
mbling. Tae see the sheer and absolute joy and excitement oan the fa (2021) twitter link
bjected tae the usual dose o' absolute drivel at Hogmanay again. Jin(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
eMoyes1108 @ShaunMcC4llion an absolute babe magnet btw (2021) twitter link
@Punkasfuck1965 an absolute classic - top drawer (2020) twitter link
d in tier 3 - says it all - absolute shambles fm (2021) twitter link
@TFRM absolute beginners extended version (2021) twitter link
e hertz game - the ref is an absolute roaster - ffs lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
I canna staun fowk like that. Absolute gypes the lot o them." on page 75

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"That's a disgrace! An absolute disgrace!" A primped an polis on page 43

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n. An at that time aat wis an absolute fortune. on page 109

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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ess she’d been shown or the absolute comfort o the room that did i
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eam and saw a man wi a look o absolute terror on his face wi his een
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@72redz1903 tweeted
lovely, talented young eens, absolute pleasure meeting them baith. (2022) twitter link
I think you’ll find there is absolute condemnation against Aberdeen (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
nd They are nae at school yet absolute fantasy(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
At hulk is an absolute dick(2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
ol @LouiseNicol1 that wiz the absolute berries. It's ca'd ending the(2011) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
Tories really cannot spouting absolute keech. This one is right up t(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
My absolute favourite creative Scots lang (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
This peedie hovel's cheust an absolute disgrace. on page 35

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Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
unterbalanced by the pure and absolute joy o country life in the Wes
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Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
ad in the blue is an emblem o absolute purity. Godwits and redshank
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
rnin. An dan he kent, felt wi absolute certainty, at Robbie wis deid on page 60

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
THE ATTRIBUTIVE EE VERSUS THE ABSOLUTE EEN on page 67
ld be tellt apairt audibly da absolute majority o da time. Bit gien on page 80

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@tattooedselkie tweeted
e at the inauguration gae dis absolute tune a new lease o life - re(2021) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
t jist pairt o their leid. An absolute WHEEN o weanspeak roon Glesca(2020) search twitter