A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ninety Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 17.5 17.6 19.9 5.8 0 17.7
Number of occurrences5133 11 2 1 0 4
Number of authors27 16 4 2 1 4

Occurrences of ninety in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ells. He says he benchpresses ninety wae this big cuz ae his. Coug on page 8

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Jock's aboot ninety,' Ian says. 'Awa, he's the sa on page 1

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
sellt it fur nine hunner and ninety-nine pund and fifty pence.' on page 46

4 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
the century. Sae, in nineteen ninety fower oo stertit tae the darg on page 59

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wishbone ring an it cost nine ninety-nine oot the Argos Extras cat on page 39
ae it) that she bought her a ninety nine cone an ah got nothin. on page 80
se they wur sellin it aff fur ninety-nine pence a bottle. on page 169

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
At Seaspray, oan Ninety Mile Beach, on page 16

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Aw o the auld folk were ower ninety. They were as runkled as prun on page 9
he fower grandparents. He wis ninety-sax and a hauf, and that is j on page 12
astic lowp, this auld chiel o ninety-sax and a hauf, wha hadnae be on page 57

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
In ninety-twa we aa walked tae London on page 74
Ninety years o toil, gane fae the la on page 81

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ation, wi inpit frae mair nor ninety countries, the Declaration wi on page 18

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Ninety-nine.' on page 167

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e it's hard tae believe she's ninety-three. on page 2
s lang ago, but here ah am at ninety-three and still gaun strong. on page 50

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e fishin an fermin community, ninety-odd years gaun ben, lang afor on page 54

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
udden back again efter echty, ninety years derned ablaw groun, lik on page 18

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ninety and twa year auld.
ten, niver mind her twa and ninety years. They dinna
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
isfortunately the station’s ninety meenit orbit daesna tak it ta
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ll, no aa ages—thir maistly ninety tae a hunner bi the lucks ae
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hey played Glesga in nineteen ninety. That wis follied up wae a sm
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
st be. The winter ay nineteen ninety two it wis, when she passed,
ay January. It’s March noo, ninety seven.
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
pack of four. And ah hud wan ninety-three in ma purse. Ah lifted
them. Look, you can have wan ninety-three fur two.
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
er An aul craitur jist turned ninety three on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
old on to everything. She was ninety-seven and on page 72

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
hem widna leave ahin e tither ninety nine i the park an gyang an s on page 106
att repints, mair nor ower ee ninety nine gweed livin att dinna ne on page 107

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hine Grove Nursin Home. She's ninety-echt an the aulest bodie in t on page 44

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ninety pence for a bag o sticks an p
ower much, nae wye am I peyin ninety pence" Waur an that Jonsar Ec
he pey for em? Ninety pence? Na na. Twelve poun fif
door or windae, far ere wis a ninety fit drap on tae rocks an inta
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ind in my diary that Nineteen Ninety Eight was one of the
back end o the year Nineteen Ninety Three. It hid been a affa
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As the speedo spun tae ninety and gaed up again bi ten. on page 8

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ur the shepherd that left the ninety an nine on page 105

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
90 ninety on page 66

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The bitter wakkenin o ninety-echt: on page 1

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Fae tha red-coats in ninety-echt? on page 20

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Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
eyther is still leevin in hes ninety third year sae ye kan unnerst
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Drennan, William Yin Tae A Hunner, (Ullans Press 2004) Ulster, poetry
At ninety an a hunner
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