A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of certainly in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
s no as chubby as Mo but he's certainly closer in build tae him than on page 14

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
he other way. That wid almost certainly be Danny n that. We'll only h on page 45

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
on tae his-sel so that he wid certainly be speired. Tam therefore con on page 40

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
The big question certainly wis "Whit?". Alison luikt aa on page 41

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
e tae redd up fur a start, it certainly disnae keep itsell clean, aye on page 3
time Ah wis in service an' Ah certainly didnae spik tae him. We wis n on page 29

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
forty-somethin lookin boay is certainly dressed fur the occasion. His on page 48
wheelchair. And certainly, no fur me, wae nae burd. But on page 61
s naé fuckin denyin it, ah'm certainly no lookin the fairest in the on page 62
munity spirit and football do certainly coincide as one. This is Jim on page 113
ur Dalhousie Castle is almost certainly yin ae the plushest venues in on page 165
Also on pages 187
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ode. Gaun through aw that had certainly pit Mr Wormwidd's gas at a pe on page 32
ey're aw sleekit. Ye're maist certainly sleekit! Afore ah fell oot wi on page 152
'She certainly is,' Miss Honey said. 'She's on page 198

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
hem wi a bluidy mess. Whit it certainly did wis close doon a lot o su on page 30

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
yi canna bark, an yi certainly canna bite on page 46

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Bonnie an that's somethin she certainly isnae. Madame Bonnie's built on page 16
t all yiy got tae say. It wis certainly different, jarmp in Heather. 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
'It maist certainly wid, Granda. But I've no got on page 24
'He certainly seems up tae it,' Mrs Baffie on page 61
d be the ane tae go wi him. I certainly cannae go masel and lea the i on page 62
'They maist certainly dinnae look roond!' cried Ver on page 122
'Certainly there is a television chaumer on page 137

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
n a guid look at Grannie. She certainly wis an afte tone buddie. Her on page 5
wid certainly dae some gallus things tae he on page 18
wis automatic or no, but she certainly wis a clarty auld wumman. 'Sa on page 23
le,' Geordie said, 'but she's certainly got a shairp tongue. Mibbe th on page 28
kie staundin in the yaird wis certainly no a wee thing, and when Mr K on page 61

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
stwhile Count o This and That certainly wis, on page 33

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Dante's almaist certainly gonnae knock ma confidence. B on page 23
efore the bell rings. Almaist certainly tae spare any bruised egos. I on page 25

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
the one time? Well; your name certainly has! on page 2

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, ye say? Aye, in his case it certainly wis. on page 59

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
e that, though his tongue was certainly Scotch, his face was as certa on page 12

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"That wid be certainly helpfu tae me," on page 114

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
elp them oot. The RPS and DSL certainly hae a mutually informin relat on page 20

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
en spoken in the bygane an is certainly no spoken the day, no e'en bi
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
rt nor wiz it kind but it wiz certainly funny: Nichols wiz never the
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
onny an that’s somethin she certainly isnae. Madame Bonny’s built
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
t funny, said ma da, Cause ah certainly don’t. Then he went away an
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ever ken whit might happen. I certainly didnae anyway.
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ulture. We dinnae value it an certainly we dinnae celebrate it.
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
mair aheid o his time. An he certainly desers a place alangside the
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
and for some of these this is certainly because Scots anticipated Eng
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
a perfect field o battle, but certainly it wis tae the Scots advantag
Certainly, neither his licht nor the li
ootcast efter Fawkirk, though certainly he wis demotit.
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
m efter a fashion. Huntin wis certainly a guid source o calorific mea
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
er than movin aboot. But they certainly pruive that ye cannae rely on
ation. But tak advantage they certainly dae, an their grip on oor nat
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ower) maistly illiterate, was certainly dangerous. His maist militant
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Makes sense ah suppose. Certainly explains a few things. It’s
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
they’re made fur comfort - certainly no the climate, man. ‘Stevi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
im Leighton, if no unique, is certainly rare. In writin aboot thaim,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rated in modern Scotland". It certainly shuid cause it is important n
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
e bad guys were up tae but we certainly werenae gaunie say tae the Po
deserved tae be executed. He certainly shouldnae hae pit that post u
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
we wis tae wee, tae puir and certainly tae stupit tae tak’ that ch
It was a sair fecht and certainly a sair blaw, got me richt in
� puir, tae fuckin’ wee and certainly tae fuckin’ stupit even tae
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
It's certainly auld
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ndie wumman dae? she wonnert. Certainly no this. She pit her erms roo
ud pass hersel aff as Uighur, certainly no as Chinese. She e’en had
wi yer mysterious pal. He’s certainly ruein it noo, bit the damage
stuck in her mind. “He’s certainly ruein it noo ...” She trans
asna her strang suite, an she certainly wasna gaun tae sing for aa th
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
thief or anyhin, but she wis certainly eyein up the massive amethyst
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
o an auld establishment were certainly amang thaim, but fundamentall
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ar for no bein aboot Scots. I certainly howp that this winna be the l
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
re micht be sum i the SNP, an certainly there wull be i the braider p
an furder doon. And they’re certainly not showing any sign that the
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
heir intention o voting Na an certainly the Yes posters swamped No Th
hreat tae Na voters safety. I certainly nivver experienced sic things
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
jist as bad as ah dae. And ah certainly intend on takin’ him up oan
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
ge at a snail’s pace – ye certainly winnae be the last.
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
He certainly wis a brave an determined yin

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
t up tae scare me witless. He certainly wis as brave as they come.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
t up tae scare me witless. He certainly wis as brave as they come.

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
he Americas as slaves. Lanark certainly kent hoo tae pit its money wh

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
e they folk on a Sunday? Thur certainly no in here.

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
fae a dwamlin giants neb. It certainly doesnae leuk tae be at the va
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e El Chapo, evidently. But he certainly shifts a bit ae weight aboot
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
wheelchair and who’s almost certainly fast approachin her twilight
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’You most certainly cannot’’ she retaliates.
mentioned before, eh? it’s certainly a different environment in th
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@JaneyGodley Week it certainly isna civil!(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
where he should go but he can certainly get tae f*ck(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
eard o Bantu knots. Ma mither certainly hudnae. Ah've bin kent tae we(2020) search twitter
es aboot Scottish females, an certainly no Scottish Pakistani females(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
wie_MP @poppyscotland Aye, ye certainly honoured the auld war veteran(2020) search twitter
ver raped onybody in ma life. Certainly dinnae want tae revisit getti(2020) search twitter
n aboot 'dictate' but auld Ed certainly seems tae 'lactate' ????(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@billykayscot @scotslanguage Certainly! DM me wi the details.(2017) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
@TomBoyOptional @tealou They certainly don't need their pet men tae (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
@DooRon31 That picture certainly doesnae do it justice. We are (2022) twitter link
@GeorgeFoulkes It certainly wasnae the people of Scotland (2022) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
@hogmagandy I certainly wisnae either but I didnae tu (2021) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
nk the quine is nae weel. She certainly seems to hae not a scoobie fa (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ediment ye cannae control and certainly didnae a(2020) search twitter
@Lenniesaurus I certainly experienced 'language suppres(2020) search twitter
wie_MP @poppyscotland Aye, ye certainly honoured the auld war veteran(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
shuftie oh u in action m8 - certainly got the height fir basketbaw (2021) twitter link
teams in the scottish - its certainly kept me going n being able to (2020) twitter link
elburghAth @amy_lou1934 aye u certainly ken the guid choons lol (2021) twitter link
@CraigGillon_ it certainly was up on the banking - grea (2020) twitter link
@EastScotlandFA certainly extra ordinary times that nob (2021) twitter link
and 10 other occurrences.

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Winifred: Certainly. Ee 's Father Mummy, ane-time on page 40

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
a Will a'm needin you tae mak Certainly - I've made a few I'm quite on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aboot caain ma aat again. Ah certainly dinna unnser te aat noo an, i on page 35

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Id is a long tail, certainly," sade Alice, lookan doon wi on page 27
E great question certainly wis "What?". Alice looked all on page 40
Iss sounded promisan, certainly. Alice turned an came back ag on page 43
"A hev tasted eiggs, certainly," sade Alice, who wis a awful on page 51
n could possibly hear ee." An certainly air wis a most extraordinary on page 54
Also on pages 56, 92, 104, 117
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
response from a moron. He’s certainly very low on the scale. I’ll
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
o enjoy what you are doing. I certainly enjoyed writing this book, I
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
The southern reporter certainly did his hamework. He spoke ta
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ous aboot the problem. Ah hiv certainly seen a chynge in attitudes ta
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e fun ... bit reddin up efter certainly wisna!”
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
ony wee achievements, an that certainly is the case wi the AWPR.
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@72redz1903 tweeted
tle or no overt sectarianism, certainly nae in Aiberdeen. (2021) twitter link
next season different story. Certainly, Utd can do one efter their r (2020) twitter link
on is cried Archie, and it’s certainly nae a sneckie thing. Growin u (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ys. The wracks pass by. "I'll certainly ask." on page 117

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Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
e past, while wir language is certainly moved on. Hid wid be interest

@johnkmitchinson tweeted
@Lenniesaurus Certainly here in Orkney - although it (2021) twitter link
@Lenniesaurus We certainly use the infinitive here: ‘Sh (2021) twitter link

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
automatic or no, but shö wis certainly a clerty aald wife. ‘Sae sh
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Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
bonxies oagin aboot, hit wis certainly far war as da rest!
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
come naturally in speech, but certainly does when written or word pro
poiems. In ony caese, hit’s certainly ironic foo dis kind o thing i
alect as I’m heard. Dat’s certainly whit Shaetlan is eenoo. An if
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
vice jobs ower da years I kin certainly appreciate da music video!(2021) search twitter
@claure2 Dir certainly gotten me through quiet days (2021) search twitter
it is ?? an good on Biden, he certainly widna o been my first choice (2021) search twitter
in Shetland ony mair but I'll certainly keep yun site in mind, thanks(2021) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
nories nor English. Scots is certainly tied til a parteiklar communi on page 34

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@cammyrudkin tweeted
@StuMcCulloch aye eer certainly big onyways #eweraskinforthat(2012) search twitter

@officialAliRed tweeted
@HawickRemember Pat would’ve certainly appreciated it. Hope yer bidi(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
f @carol_baraniuk Thanks ser, certainly is, Ah'm gey hallockit aboot (2020) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
@scottishlass1st @bear1867 Certainly sounds it. I'd ah pissed mase (2022) twitter link

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
rfu theory: hooinever aamaist certainly wrang - see "Ulster Dictiona (2014) twitter link