Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

twa-three	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	40.3	43.7	42.2	129.2	0	10.3	8.9
Number of occurrences	129	85	28	13	0	1	2
Number of authors	47	33	7	4		1	2

Occurrences of twa-three in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
gaed on. T had gane tae spend twa-three days wi ma uncle and his faim on page 8

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
'Thare's twa-three hings on page 104

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
es, chairs alang the waws, an twa-three tackie picturs in yella frame on page 137

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Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
twa-three cloves o garlic, pressit on page 68

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
er faither haed duin ower the twa-three month bygane. Her mither spie on page 14
sion haed been nott, it cam a twa-three day efter in the form o a scr on page 21
range for a wumman ti come in twa-three times a week ti help out, but on page 22
ell on St. Patrick's Day. The twa-three days laedin up til'it haed be on page 24

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
in mids o a lee, she hoastit twa-three times, tae bs pit the wee pri on page 32
'Atweel, I maun thole twa-three oobits gin I wiss tae ken the on page 36
ven o them in aw. I saw them, twa-three year syne. But ye niver ken w on page 62
I killt the oobits for (forby twa-three tae be butterflees); she that on page 72

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
luik efter her auld uncle for twa-three days." on page 25
ory. A shake o the haun - an twa-three drams - sealed the bargain. on page 81

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
itical pairties ower the past twa-three decades, sic things are no se on page 95
at the Vigil, this came frae twa-three diffrent fowk at aboot the sa on page 103
w Parlie fer Scotland. It wis twa-three year eftir, at a wee re-union on page 109

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
hyle ithers were jist stertit twa-three year syne by fowk follaein wh on page 56

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
solid gowd; and for the nixt twa-three days, he wid keek at it jist, on page 6

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
las that are needin tae shave twa-three times a day. on page 3
hrough the neebur's sprinkler twa-three times, jist tae mak it look l on page 27

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
er, and when it had biled for twa-three meenits, Geordie wance mair c on page 89
For twa-three meenits, Mrs Kranky keepit hi on page 103
d taen place that mornin. For twa-three brief moments he had touched on page 104

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
female actor. Apairt frae the twa-three lines Frazer haes at the end on page 1
it tae the Tiramisu. The last twa-three dates on page 2

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
eeger accidentally cawed ower twa-three chairs by accident, and Roo a on page 112
doon twa-three times, and pit oot twa lugs. on page 128
He had tae write this oot twa-three times afore he could get the on page 153

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
t's the joab... And hoo aboot twa-three braw smeekit hams... I'm awfi on page 54
r voice cawed back, 'Bring up twa-three jaurs.' on page 69

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Except for when she used the twa-three actual words that she kent, l on page 4
Mr. Poe hoastit anither twa-three times intae his hanky afore k on page 9
inventions, Klaus got himsel twa-three aboot wolves, and Sunny fund on page 68

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
wrocht themsels for the neist twa-three weeks at the lambin. There we on page 17

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
e taen awa, he tried tae wauk twa-three unsiccar steps athout the sup on page 8

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ee bairns wi hir aa athin the twa-three year. For sum, that's the awf on page 21

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
jist aince a year and mibbe twa-three special days forby, gin ye ta on page 105

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ose. Ae thing that micht fash twa-three readers is the want o fit or on page 110

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tae Caunterberry in 1445, an twa-three argie-bargies ower shipping i on page 131

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s collogue in the Pairliament twa-three weeks past. on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
its bonnie blue colour. The'r twa-three layers tae this warld, sterti
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
kit tae kythe athin the neist twa-three weeks settin oot whit Scots e
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
decisions tae be taen atween twa-three policy proposals
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
sauf on Maurs athin the first twa-three billion year o its bein, whan
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s at some Inglis writers did. Twa-three o the makars is eloquent in t
Ah feenish wi twa-three thochts for an anti-latinate
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
suggest, tho, at the’r only twa-three practical possibeelities.
tional strynds o braid Scots. Twa-three examples micht shaw whit I me
�, etc. This – like I sayed twa-three Lallanses syne in a airticle
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ntury novelists. The’r been twa-three cheinges, amang thaim the red
taen it as its founds, an the twa-three innovations made bi the like
offeecial version or shuntit twa-three mair o thaim aff intae the ap
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
icht, white an bricht, an noo twa-three ither lichts birlin aboot it,
rnin up, but chenged its gait twa-three times awmaist like it wis dri
��, maistly ower the USA, but twa-three wis seen ower Scotland an ith
son the said John Nisbet, wi twa-three ithers wis struck wi a byordn
hay haed blackit oot for jist twa-three seconds but syne, unner hypno
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
utin tae Belfast A aften hear twa-three items borraed or derived frae
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Nou, a twa-three year sensyne, me an Jenny an
tudyin the taik o the fowk. A twa-three gied me a wee nod, tho I didn
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e caaed in. No ivery day, but twa-three times a
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
a single owersettin micht dae twa-three o thir things aw at aince, as
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Oor twa-three cats he didnae heed,
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
tae their author. In the last twa-three years Willie reenged aroond S
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
telly tae find that the last twa-three oors had done mair daimige ta
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e wis an ornamental fishpond. Twa-three dozen deuks paddled aboot in
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
air a But an Ben, aa its lane twa-three mile fae the clachan. It wisn
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
tit in the history o the past twa-three hunner year, but ironically o
tit in the history o the past twa-three hunner year, but ironically o
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e laund. It lees tuim but for twa-three weeks a year, an the rest o t
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
few mínits. And syne, efter twa-three practise shotties, the hale f
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
aud him gaun. Efter the first twa-three wicks, he desperately needit
. She leukit aroon. There wis twa-three ither fowk on the ward, thoug
her hunters, had been awa for twa-three days. Thair return wis greeti
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ers a bittie fae the text, an twa-three words is Inglified soondit, b
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
parteeclar proveesion applyin twa-three o the PPERA
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
het up again) cleek thegither twa-three reactionary discoorses and po
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
lativisation. The hindermaist twa-three sentences are equally dootles
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
’ve yaised it in thon sense twa-three times in this airticle awread
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
oivver, lat’s hae a deek at twa-three hings. The Gaelic sentence st
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An twa-three times he wachlet ben Wi oxter on page 15

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ely hae a day, or even jist a twa-three oors o layower, ye likely win on page 11

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
n, it teuk e builder's loon a twa-three meenits to sclim up aifter hi on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
shannack." Here Ailice wappit twa-three snorls o the wou roun the kit on page 11
taen her braith awaa, an for twa-three minties she cwidna dee ocht b on page 17
isna dee aat- " (efter gingin twa-three yairds alang the roddin an tu on page 24
or she wan tae the knowe. For twa-three minties aathin gaed on fine w on page 25
For twa-three minties Ailice steed on-spoke on page 31
Also on pages 43, 73, 76, 80, 97
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
A gaed ower tae their hoose a twa-three times, tae pray for th’umma
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tae be aa daen ower the neist twa-three year. Fur the noo, they baad
best man an Neil pittin in a twa-three conferences at the Thai capit
cloud rowed ower the lift an twa-three jet-blaik shags on the cliff
t Ward neist wikk – efter a twa-three wee tests, tae makk siccar ye
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
e sae baud, gin ye hiv a sate twa-three times on the wey
tie langer, chyngin the flees twa-three times, an
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@Historic_Ally Tak a howp twa-three times ilky day. (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
e bend, bit he sheuk his heid twa-three times an backid awey!" on page 21

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
A singer sang them twa-three songs tae gie wir legs a rest on page 4
fix hid though hid might tak twa-three days." on page 7
I coorted her fur twa-three weeks. Sheu wis pleasant comp on page 10
And I treated twa-three sailors that wir aff a Navy s on page 29
Fur twa-three weeks, I wis unfaithful - I on page 31
Also on pages 33, 41, 44, 47, 69
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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
is deskraiban imeedyitlee, an twa-three sentensis laetir foond meesel
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@johnkmitchinson tweeted
@molach95 Hids no cheust twa-three fock at think Pontefracts i (2021) twitter link

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
et least they gied ye twa-three momuments... on page 145

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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi twa-three mates o mine. on page 42

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@the_gellick tweeted
n21 are awa oot the nicht for twa-three beers an some daicent #Ulster (2015) twitter link