A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

retired Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 7.7 21.1 29.8 5.8 51.7 8.9
Number of occurrences4015 14 3 1 5 2
Number of authors25 12 5 3 1 2 2

Occurrences of retired in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
looked somethin a bit like a retired state clerk. He sat a wee thi on page 141

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
find sittin there awready but retired politicians, neer mind gin th on page 121
re's nae austerity there. The retired sodgers that sit on the board on page 122

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ocks that pey-affs whan a man retired were wild affairs an wi Big D on page 59

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
gazine: Alexa Rutherford haes retired as art editor, an Owain Kirby on page 5

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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
And her and aw, volunteers, retired, ony doctor passin by on page 137

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
no intae temptation. Efter he retired, he funded his habit by worki on page 50

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
igin Reporter, A wad hiv been retired lang syne. A'm richt gratefu
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
as an auld sea captain, but a retired dominie wha had gien his bach
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
e Scotland in the 1930s. They retired and went
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
still the work o teachers or retired teachers in their ain time.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s w.o. thinks it’s time he retired.”
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
Efter the war, Wojtek wis retired tae Edinburgh Zoo an dee'd at
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
al ??. Doesnae apply tae auld retired ones tho ?????????(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
appens noo av got ma dug n am retired - a like visitin awe the var (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
uce the henchman/caretaker, a retired prison oafficer, is sittin lo on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
m spik: broad es ye like; twa retired fairm. servants, fa unnerstee on page 10
rkin hairt finally gave oot...retired hans, noo lily fite, faaled i on page 89

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t q bungalow in Cruden Bay an retired, it wis jist teen fir grantit on page 22
hakkin her heid. "Wi're baith retired noo an ess is wir chunce te p on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Se Mac wis retired afore he aiven gat stairtit. on page 17
s ain fairm bit ess lot ir aa retired professionals." on page 22

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
customer wis a retired school teacher an Jonsar kent
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
retired noo an did the odd job noo an
thocht it wis time they retired an, hae a easy time for the r
Fin I retired twa year ago the Germans busi
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t the Myrus cemetary until he retired in 1935. They bade doon at th
teen ower his job fin he’d retired. Fin asked Ackers said ‘Mic
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
h95 @DrMDempster Fan ma Da (a retired French dominie) visited me in (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
aether hoo he wis gittan oan. Retired, the business selt tae a youn on page 33

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ounds bit the Norton wis duly retired. on page 43

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ife Fae the Back o Costies is retired I doot. on page 87

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
kule, an dat gude on till dey retired, an dan Ertie spakk tae him. on page 37

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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
at herdin. Mr. an Mrs. Murray retired intil yin o the Wudburn ferm
ose an policies. Mr. Bruce, a retired
frae Mr Howe whan hei retired. Chisholm Hoose hes been fur
whan Yid retired an i the hinnerend, hei flitt
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@wor_Geordie_ Ahm early retired due tae mae health circumstan(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
owk, gie a roul fer aulder ir retired fowk an' confidence on page 66

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Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
he men who worked on them all retired and some even passed on throu
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