A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

properly Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 21.1 12.1 9.9 11.6 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5341 8 1 2 1 0
Number of authors34 23 7 1 2 1

Occurrences of properly in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
fur movin even an inch. He's properly grittin his teeth, he's geein on page 13

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
cabinet an helped Tam sit up properly. on page 47

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
d swallyin oot on the streets properly. Before that, it wis stolen b on page 5
e warm gaff, Oasis on, dae it properly. Meant every time A heard 'Ch on page 6

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
ae really had - at least, no properly. Richt eneuch, we've aw seen on page 3

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
in a circus. She hud it done properly twice a year at the hairdress on page 50

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
en. That story his yet tae be properly tellt fer it wuid mak it affy on page 21
wey. Aw it needs is tae hae a properly thocht oot policy anent tours on page 89

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
cky that her bones hadnae set properly an the shiropidist managed ta on page 12
but apart fae that ah'g never properly spoke tae her. Her name wis L on page 126
cept she disnae even eat them properly, she jist sooks them an then on page 147

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'If ye cannae speak properly, ye willnae be able tae spell on page 16

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
h'm too far gone tae brush it properly. But wance ah'm back tae mase on page xiii
ver learn tae put oan make-up properly?' on page 30
ld ones weren't doing the job properly. It's changed days,' on page 117

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
cky that her bones hadnae set properly an the shiropidist managed ta
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Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
, he'd crie in English 'Speak properly, so that everyone can underst
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
. If you want property, speak properly!" We ken that auld sang, dinn
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
nt tae be proud o ma country. Properly proud. For a wee while there,
be proud o my country again, properly proud, so we cin point they f
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ght, tae the extent ah cannae properly register whit’s bein sais.
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
we got closer I couldnae see properly, it wis that bright. Lugs bar
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
this wark "... deserves to be properly celebrated in modern Scotland
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
sae much that A couldnae aim properly. A decided tae rest the barre
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
iption cus suddenly, afore ah properly git masel’ used tae the noi
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
"write it properly."
"speakin properly"
"properly",
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Its only noo ah see his face properly. The big silvery slash mark o
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
can be trustit tae run things properly, the wey it’s aye been.
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
s in her chairge tae “speak properly” (i.e. English) an gie thai
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
an space tae dae thir things properly – an I howp i the new year
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
like that’ means Scots. ‘Properly’ means ‘English’. It wo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
my classroom. Learn to speak properly!"
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
for once ?? no went to ma bed properly since July.(2020) search twitter
s because they dinnae a think properly we are in this mess ?? ?? ??(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
couldnae hold the ski sticks properly! Hee hee!? xxx(2015) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
life, but wis telt tae spake "properly", i.e. Inglish growin up, an (2020) search twitter
cht up tae spake Inglish, or "properly", as ma aulds wid gae it. But(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
I couldna see or hear properly fit happened next bit the jis on page 60

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
-salesman's son kin nivver be properly testit, nor kin be proved his on page 118

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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rie showed her how tae use it properly. She stood up and stamped her
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
Could you speak properly? they’ll say.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
rn tae spik yer mither tongue properly! http://t.co/EJWIaz1gV4(2014) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
man I yours ti look efter ye properly (or I'll sort him oot, week, (2019) search twitter
the filters aren't clicked in properly. Tak them oot and mak sure th(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
canna even pronounce Brechin properly! Brek-in!!! Fer crying oot lo(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
ky, independent producer in a properly peripheral place. Fair fa ye,
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
taught how to hold their bow properly". Wir hosiery - "Why do you on page 13

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@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ey Da only way dis is goin to properly end is if we aa follow da rul (2020) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
sed oan weans fir no speakin 'properly' when Ah wis at the schuil. W(2020) search twitter