Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

almost	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	35.9	43.7	34.7	19.9	11.6	31	0
Number of occurrences	115	85	23	2	2	3	0
Number of authors	46	29	12	2	1	2

Occurrences of almost in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Ah've goat him almost right doon and he grunts agai on page 14

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Tam wis fair chuffed. It wis almost mair satisfyin tae beat God i on page 50

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ns n a squad ae theirs. Taz's almost at us noo, pantin like an eld on page 17
he Friday Feelin, a force wae almost supernatural powers. It's obv on page 23
Taz is lookin nervous n it's almost infectious. on page 29
ma Friday Feelin ~a force wae almost supernatural powers. Me, Broo on page 36
comin the other way. That wid almost certainly be Danny n that. We on page 45
Also on pages 52
7 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A degree, so audacious, it's almost collegiate - on page 48
It's almost like, and hear me oot, cause on page 63

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Before we shrivel up and sink almost, on page 30

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae be takin maire caution. It almost seems as if he's goat a plan on page 25
tae realise that Justine wis almost like family tae me. Christ, a on page 62
up such a gid fight, mate. Ah almost feel bad aboot winnin." on page 81
hud become a distant memory. Almost made it feel as if they were on page 87
ean there, Aldo?" Craig asks, almost pleadin. on page 106
Also on pages 121, 131, 140, 147, 156, 162, 165, 167, 176, 179, 180, 198
18 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
body wid notice him. Ye could almost hear him cry, 'Here ah'm ur, on page 53

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Till't almost rave my head. on page 115

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Baby's head is almost born!' the doactor says. on page xx
Little does Maw know, we almost hudnae turned up - fur all s on page 1
Granny sighs. Almost two decades o friendship huv on page 27
dogs over the past few years."Almost every ooclet in the shoppin c on page 30
n carriages. She said she hud almost jumped oot o hur skin when it on page 32
Also on pages 33, 40, 43, 87
9 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
o spik the Doric. We suddenly almost had tae learn a new language,
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
any emotion. Joy. Energy. It almost felt mechanical. Robotic. Con
1 matches

Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
f a wiz pure terrified ae ir, almost like a wiz in an abusive rela
1 matches

Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
ged neatly roon aboot. It’s almost as though thi room is split i
nt. A suppose we are actually almost the opposites o each other.
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s and the Northern Isles) are almost all found likewise in the dia
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he traffic lights ur clouded, almost impenetrably, by condensation
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wake in a sweat and almost shite masel. The heater’s o
Almost as soon as ah hit send, ah co
rt scrollin. Dog photoies are almost always the answer.
3 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
thrie mile the vultures were almost directly abune him. The air w
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
cent, her self- righteousness almost meltin’ the snaw as she pas
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
fter Shave, disaster followed almost immediately! As he passed the
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he buggers aff! This happened almost every day!
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
corrected went tae the right, almost intae me, A caught her again
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
has brought her up - she’s almost like a member of the family,
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
llin Jim’s nostrils who wis almost seek efter one whiff. Even Ca
1 matches

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Jeezo its almost Christmas time, that's geing
1 matches

Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
��can-do’approach shared by almost everyone active in Scotland t
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ma baws swollen an’ ah felt almost hypersensitive. Ah ken I coul
ands. His hands are giant, ah almost cannae believe, they cover ma
2 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
oth. Funny how sae simple and almost hard - - almost cruel - - ay
hard - - almost cruel - - ay mooth can git sa
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
nd a different way a daein it almost by accident. Ah’d drawn a l
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
aw ae a sudden he’s drivin, almost at ease. Fur a scrawny wee gi
‘’Marvin’’ he says, almost at whisper.
lem, big man’’ he gushes, almost droappin tae his knees. ‘�
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n his shoart life that it wid almost be criminal tae inform him ae
n in a wheelchair and who’s almost certainly fast approachin her
table the laptop sits and is almost eggin me oan fur a square go.
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e than a rabbit’s hutch. It almost makes the risk ae dyin, a pun
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in, Dougie’’ ah tell him, almost at a whisper.
1 matches

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Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
iberdeen, wi wind an doonpoor almost strang eneuch tae tak the roo on page 72
He wis almost hame fan he heard screamin an on page 73
As Blair walked hame fae the almost palatial hame o Donald, he re on page 77

3 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
that almost onybody can hiv their five mi on page 23

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
her feet, they seemed till be almost oot o sicht, they were gettan on page 15
e when A got up iss mornin? A almost think A can mind feelan a pee on page 18
boot by moosies an rabbits. A almost wish A hedna gone doon at rab on page 33
uld be ravan mad efter all! A almost wish A'd gone till see e Hatt on page 63

4 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
sleepin nannies in the park, almost onywhere. An there were other on page 118

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s Clushet fae Faaldydykes? He almost moaned oot loud but rallied h
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ig angry lookin cat wi one ee almost comin throwe the windae at hi
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
grey. She soon found twa that almost fitted but an hour o the need
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
h een o the windaes. Paul hid almost nae time tae react. Afore he
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ll of the earth in your face, almost you'd cry for that, the beaut
1 matches

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
a year, ye’ll be paying oot almost £200 mair or, to pit it anot
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
t spreads a oer yer body an almost maks ye faint an then ye div (2019) search twitter
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
irst crop o dockin leaves are almost riddy ti harvest. Nae mair wi(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
id a weird experience - felt almost drugged, a weird spaced out f (2022) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
I'm a grown adult...well almost grown, mostly adult.....I wil(2011) search twitter
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Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the Hoy hills so near I could almost reach oot and on page 26

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
r Shetland varieties, remains almost entirely restricted tae comed
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
," sed anidder ene. "It could almost be real. But of course, no re on page 35

2 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
His jokes sae auld, they almost creak on page 9
Retreating hills they almost fade on page 47

2 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ub many yonks ago, there were almost mair than half o lasses stu(2020) search twitter