A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of positive in Corpus

Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tested positive, And that naeboady fae The Ca on page 57
d ae the night remains fairly positive. And it's no long before Caro on page 78
help tae keep me sane. Oan a positive note, as well. Ah've also man on page 143
ers oan it. And ah'm actually positive that he noadded taewards it. on page 152
in up his surroundins and the positive atmosphere. Clearly, on page 172

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nt, aye ready tae talk aboot 'positive economic development' that ma on page 89
nie kintras in the warld as a positive step fer humanity as a haill. on page 130

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Em positive that it wiz a penalty though. on page 53
Positive Vibration on page 90
ablaze we positive vibes on page 99

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an A wur spelt oot an ah wis positive she wis the wan that wis maki on page 107

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ude chynges frae negative tae positive, the language wid suin tak it on page 12
s noo commonplace. This has a positive effect on the wey that touns, on page 13

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
kit ablow an includes further positive steps that the Scots co ordin on page 6

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
in lessons in Scots. Tho thae positive responses tae the teachin o S
on an the Letham teachers wis positive that the experience wis benef
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
aye nae urgency tae dae ocht positive. As Prof. Joe LoBianco says,
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
bring oot in pupils a range o positive attitudes tae their ain an ea
uage be mair informed an mair positive, syne we need tae
positive attitude tae baith – or aw
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
an they shuid be gien a mair positive encouragement alang wi traini
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
on a historical level, wi the positive expectation o siclike resurge
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
y I hae o somebody sayin ocht positive aboot
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
ext me tae say she’s tested positive. And that naeboady fae the ca
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
positive meisures tae uphaud an forder
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
railway war aa fantastically positive: a 27 per cent increase in vi
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
ment hae pit in place a wheen positive initiatives that are helpin t
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
s. Abuin aw, they hae adoptit positive policies, wi a wee bit o pers
re mony years tae bring aboot positive chynges, especially in educat
ut some wis gey encouragin an positive. I jist wunner whit the balan
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
id be prioritised wi a 'kinna positive discrimination'. He addit tha
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
al an Minority Languages in a positive wey. Yet, the program propone
Aw thae positive ootcomes will pit a particlar
hertily considered, but gien positive priority an aw."
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
She wis equally positive that the Neanderthals had cro
She wis equally positive that the Neanderthals had cro
hermal scan an it had come up positive. That wis the only wey she cu
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
An’ social media’s positive
’ve a’ got. Ah try tae be positive. Ah wanted FB tae be mair lik
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
grannie). While it micht seem positive on its face, speakin aboot Sc
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
I experienced wis undootedly positive. Fowk were interestit an enga
shuttin aff frae it. It wis a positive campaign that showed the best
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
re sel tae help kick-aff some positive chynge in yer life. Is there
er swatch at yer list o their positive qualities (patience, couthien
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
it bothers ye, here are some positive things ye can dae aboot it.
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MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
oslovakian owthorities seemed positive tae demonstrate at the Commun
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
€™â€™ Tae which he lits oot a positive bark in agreement.
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@jax6754 tweeted
few but ma main yin is tae be positive daily an tae kick negativitiy(2014) search twitter
whur being coached is drawing positive Jacqui oot mair!X? http://t.c(2015) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
s is whit stories is. A'm fir positive discrimination, though, ken?(2017) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
anterRanter Tae take the only positive, this is probably the only ex(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
me ah cannae think o a single positive impact o the union oan ma lif(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
s - the word 'stoater' haein positive or negative connotations depe(2018) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ajmc1066 great tae b positive - ee think it wis the end oh (2021) twitter link
r - as a said its guid tae b positive m8 lol (2021) twitter link
nMusselburgh just trying to b positive here - already said i hate n (2021) twitter link
troubled times n tryin tae b positive n of course luvin ma wee trip (2020) twitter link
t - its hard but got to stay positive - like yourself we luv our g (2021) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Somethin a bittie mair positive micht bi an idea," said Stevi on page 53

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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
ollaed by, a fyow days later, positive Covid test (Ah winna name nam
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@72redz1903 tweeted
riDuncan5 Brightest and maist positive aspect of todayÂ’s game. Ah t (2020) twitter link
ot aye painting Scotland in a positive light, so be it. The Scotland (2020) twitter link
ingly informed, non partisan, positive and focused on opportunities (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
@mstewart_23 will defo be positive. We Ken far his tunge has bin(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
do one tweet a day! Think of positive things she could do instead w(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
bysamuel. Bairns ging for it! Positive experiences fer me an aa. Min (2021) twitter link

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Ulster

King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
nnae help but feel a bit mair positive aboot the world aroon me. Sae
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