A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

coming Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.8 32.4 61.8 0 52.3 51.7 0
Number of occurrences11863 41 0 9 5 0
Number of authors63 39 18 4 2

Occurrences of coming in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Am coming, fuck sake, Broonie. on page 24

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Yin day when they were coming oot on page 6

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
coming tae terms with...' on page 61

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ed that smell whin I wis wee, coming in fae school, cause it meant on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Fur the coming o the Muin o the Tuip on page 43

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
A had a big race coming up and there wis a big hamper on page 37

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The coming of the European Frost: on page 30

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ghs, "I'm tired of you people coming in here." on page 127

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
That wid weather the coming storms o life, on page 17

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ye ken whit's coming nixt, if ye'd like tae hum th on page 123

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
in a big house with the light coming in on page 91

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Wilde, Jacqueline Jay Valentine Tango, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Then coming tae me.
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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘Home-coming?’ says he, naw, he said ham
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
nkfully, I wis a keen rinner, coming 2nd in the school 200m race a
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Nae Second Coming
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
an screamed "Cmon lads it’s coming home" at the top o oor lungs.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
tent that the Scots she fund coming tae her wisnae an "intact lan
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
collection ah pick oot Second Coming by The Stone Roses an stick i
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
more. . . comfortable in the coming weeks.’
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ons. ‘Thank you so much for coming Mr. Faraday, Guru Dhadakata d
ditate there. Forgot you were coming.’ he sais, kiddin himsel oa
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
dy wis bound tae see the reek coming frae the wids and we had tae
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
d for the pub door. “Are ye coming, or whit?”
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
aw the flickering telly-light coming fae the living room, as the d
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“We’re coming down low,” Beatrice remarki
e together and see if she’s coming back yet.” She steppit oot
d. “She didn’t know I was coming.” She paused. “If you are
sayed the Pandit, “he is coming to sort me out. He can do tha
, now your prejudices are all coming
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
arning, and will nae doot, be coming oot some day a great advocat,
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
dinnae even care that ah’m coming in ma trou, nearly untouched.
k, and tha’s the end a him, coming doon ma throat an falling bac
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ghty four, and we had sod all coming in. We were starving, the lot
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Havery, Hannah The Gaithering, (Literature Alliance Scotland 2022) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Coming doon
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
oadwarrior29 @colz261 Campers coming in heavily, reporters, politi(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@TheGunnersPub Maisie’s coming, so nae shops ????(2020) search twitter

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
mmin voices ???? Full poem is coming out at 12 on @bbcthesocial (2021) twitter link

@ionafyfe tweeted
ejazz1 @RecordJ Thank you for coming alang!(2019) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
s STOP TEASING ME! As your no coming tae Scotland! Hee hee! Enjoy (2014) search twitter
fir "Bad Education" Series 1 coming tae Comedy Central soon! Does(2014) search twitter
tish dates doea that mean yir coming tae perform at Ed Fringe this(2015) search twitter
Another day coming tae an end! Nicht nicht! http(2015) search twitter
.....an yet the tourists keep coming! Festivals oan? Richt am fed (2015) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@IshbelMcF tweeted
pirit me early oan whan A wis coming back tae Scots efter years o (2019) search twitter
edbookfest Thanks so much for coming! It wis a braw shaw.(2017) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Keep the stats coming Stephen. SNP doesn't do enoug (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
erbrownbarra He's nae ducking coming here!(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
burgh @tradasro Thank you for coming tae my hame Toon and showing (2018) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
toast tae independence. It’s coming yet fir a’ that.(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
r against the big boys in the coming season. https://t.co/3hwYwxrP(2020) search twitter
rst time in history a Twat is coming to Twatt. https://t.co/KufaE8(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
I dinnae remember ony Tories coming oan tae lambast Dominic Cummi(2020) search twitter
yer next shite is a hedgehog coming oot backwards(2020) search twitter
So Spitting Image is coming back oan the tele. Cannae wai(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
en him and the nuSNP it'll be coming fae Sturgeon. That's how she (2022) twitter link
hoped an SNP breakthrough wis coming. Alex didnae greet. He stayed (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
esMaclaren78 @DavyGavin1 It's coming here soon... but it's guid ta (2022) twitter link
@ktb51aduke1 Lot's of beeps coming fae my mouth reading this... (2022) twitter link

@ricky_ballboy tweeted
@RobertsonDawn3 It’s coming yet, for a that ??(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
alf time never saw this score coming - unlucky to the burra but a (2020) twitter link
st amateur game in the offing coming up before the lockdown guys - (2020) twitter link
ce seat btw - n keep the pms coming guys - luvin it lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
tomorrow.' Listen. Somebody's coming. on page 40

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
r heid, oh God, she hid bleid coming oot o her nose. on page 60

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"I've got an apartment coming up in Majorca. Seven nights i on page 39

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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
mind as clear as if they were coming oot the phone.
hem it was too much of a risk coming out to this god-forsaken –
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the worst o’t? The thocht o coming back tae the hoose tae find i
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
iz jist stood there. Paul wiz coming up tae the gate o the auld ki
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The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
axed oot. I’ve got nae cash coming in ’ til ma Universal Credi
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
Some fuckin zoomer statements coming oot o at Fogarty session!(2019) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fin is "taps aff" fur summer coming tae Aberdeenshire?(2016) search twitter
g around your thoughts? He is coming…(2016) search twitter
piking sh1te then the news is coming fae their erse!(2017) search twitter
Wrestling is coming to Aberdeen and tickets are n(2018) search twitter
a the milk an breid - sna is coming!!(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
mguy I ken. @davejmcgregor is coming here on Thursday. He'll proba(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
e deal with the world that’s coming (2020) twitter link
s. I would love if McRorie is coming in as a ball playing centre h (2020) twitter link
rt The fact is that apart fae coming tae my city for a fitba match (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
@AberdeenFC Enuf is enuf. I'm coming back. Just try and stop me. B(2020) search twitter
jury with us. One last chunce coming up fur him.(2020) search twitter
nfc Fuck it. Im going and I'm coming in. Nuf o this shite. Fit her(2020) search twitter
AberdeenFC I want to see fire coming oot the players moos from sta(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@FinHall Didna see at coming(2020) search twitter
ck wheel aff his escorts in a coming together fit a red up(2020) search twitter
@Ali_Leith Coming tee noo(2020) search twitter
k Hope a the bairns are nae a coming ina(2020) search twitter
@STVNews Are a the geets coming ina(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@fittiecrooners tweeted
yon many loons aff the boats coming in tae Fittie Bar now I dinna(2016) search twitter
s on! Fit next? Bloody idiots coming aff yon boats(2016) search twitter
r a lads weekend & says she's coming! No(2017) search twitter
It's coming hame! I dinna think so as we'(2018) search twitter
ng a'this Xmas lunches & folk coming in tae eat yon liver n onions(2018) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
a Jewson invoice that will be coming in handy if they dinna get th(2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
Dinna tell me he's coming tae Aiberdeen next. (2023) twitter link
Are they nae coming doon Rosemount Place? For Hea (2022) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ekies and the hornies are all coming tae yer jigger'? Guid guesses (2020) twitter link
twa tickets, but now 11 of us coming along. Grand nicht tae luik f (2019) twitter link

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
ae Thurso to Aberdeen on this coming Sunday, and dinna fancy 8-9hr (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ut you, when I told her I was coming to Shetland." on page 47

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
transitive verbs. Laek in I'm coming or I'm sitting down de'r on page 76
id/You haven't said, He's not coming/He isn't coming, We haven't h on page 89
sna tak a object (laek in I'm coming or I'm on page 95
s he no comin? ('Why isn't he coming?' no "what way is he not comi on page 100

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Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
o he wis aye watching fir ony coming we da sea. Dey wir wan proble
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@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
to get excited aboot da dice coming!! (2019) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
nd waiting on a chemical team coming frae edinburgh. The joys o wo(2012) search twitter
@BobbyRobson46 still coming for yir t the night??(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
hibition and series of events coming up in Dalbeattie here in Gall(2020) search twitter
ring fae @TippermuirBooks and coming along brawly! @EacEducation @(2020) search twitter
riesVisit @midstquarter & all coming to this new international fes (2021) twitter link