A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of twenty in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t! See, right, the irth takes twenty-fower oors tae turn oan its a on page 59
n, so she stairtit up again: "Twenty-fower oors, ah think; or is i on page 60

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
.. aboot...that will be aboot twenty afore echt this even. An ye w on page 40
id day. Fifteen an seeven mak twenty-twa. Twenty-twa an sax mak tw on page 45
an ae million, sax hunder an twenty-twa thoosand, seeven hunder a on page 47
easy fit intae a toun square twenty mile lang an twenty mile wide on page 59
I wis jist twenty metres frae the dyke, an yet on page 83

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s fur a swatch. There's aboot twenty-five young wans congregated. on page 24
t shop, two bottles ae wine n twenty Mayfair, A say, wae a wee bit on page 40
You will all be suspended for twenty days, the maximum available t on page 56
est. I'm willing to settle at twenty days' suspension if the boys on page 57
a look oot. There's at least twenty ae them standin, aw wae track on page 60

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"That's twenty mile" said the Hare on page 29

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
And that his meant that o my twenty ir mair pleys, aboot hauf is on page 40

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Oan January the Twenty Fifth on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
rn on the tawny muir that for twenty year had been baith his kirk on page 42
On the twenty-saicont day o July in the yea on page 48
twenty-five year drained richt awa. on page 67

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
wumimin in front wus postin' twenty cards tae New Zealand an' che on page

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah hawn ower a twenty quid note. Ah'll take the hit on page 1

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Seventh moon twenty-first day, tae hear and obey. on page 46

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ere" ah think tae masel, This twenty-four-carrot lunatic is someho on page 64
e git oor the fact she wisnae twenty yin anymaire. Ah kin still se on page 72
will need tae gee in the nixt twenty-five minutes. Aldo's personal on page 109
yae kind dae fur me. Grab me twenty L and B and a litre ae vodka on page 140

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wan thoosand four hunner and twenty-five. Got that?' on page 45
e couldnae huv been mair than twenty-three or twenty-four. She had on page 60
e got tae twa times twelve is twenty-four she didnae stop. She kep on page 63
times therteen is twenty-six, twa times fourteen is tw on page 64
'Ah'm twenty-three year auld,' Miss Honey on page 190
Also on pages 211, 212
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
very success.' Syne she pit a twenty pund note in the Vigil collec on page 106

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ners ae shite even though ahm twenty-two noo. Wur huvin dinner at on page 171

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Twenty years o alcohol abuse on page 78

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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
atween the ages o fifteen an twenty had tae report tae the Govern on page 24
Dundee up the river at Perth, twenty miles awa! on page 33
hey had been drillin doun tae twenty thousan feet whan the drill-b on page 48
had gone wrang. It wis nearly twenty hours on when the pipe cam cl on page 52
naces varyin atween twalve an twenty tons, an cuid tak a guid crow on page 91

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
day. Aw ma pals got wans fur twenty, thirty, fifty an a hunner le on page 14
Ah got four oot a twenty fur ma French listenin test a on page 17
cause he only got five out of twenty for the test. on page 19
ure gorgeous: he's only aboot twenty-odd an he's got spikey blond on page 22
's no that auld either, aboot twenty-five or twenty-six, an if it on page 34
Also on pages 44, 53, 54, 77, 86, 95, 97, 99, 109, 115, 120, 125, 131, 135, 140, 142, 145, 147, 150, 156, 157, 162, 169
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Thae first twenty warslin years o mairriage, on page 17
'Breezers', 'Mad Dog Twenty-Twenty', on page 30
Twenty year syne ah still remain spe on page 61
A place that hud twenty years work in it! on page 84
Demons slave here twenty-four-seven! on page 92
Also on pages 113, 117, 142
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
is sector for five hunner and twenty year,' said Sproosh, shakkin on page 16

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'For the last twenty minutes, you're going to swap on page 22
'There's still twenty minutes left until the bell. on page 41

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
he bacon rolls. An that's how twenty minutes later, there wis me a on page 19
forrit tae reveal a bundle o twenty pound notes. on page 40
e addin, "Here, ye've gien me twenty." on page 44
, Yer Honour. I nivver seen a twenty pound note that day. I wis so on page 45
Granny had been deed fer ower twenty year an it wis a lang time af on page 77

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
e had wan thirtySax and loast twenty-eicht, which meant that he wi on page 87
h and Wee Grumphie had waited twenty meenits for him, Pooh heezed on page 115

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
le table, were nae fewer than twenty-nine beasts. They were: on page 74

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
"Ye dinnae look a day over twenty-one.' on page 4
Ah cannae believe that Kate's twenty-two years old, and Isla's nea on page 12
ly is fucked, so ah begin the twenty-minute walk tae Granny's hous on page 34
ue o Jesus Christ himsel. Pur twenty pence, ye kin licht a candle on page 112

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
The fower-an-twenty crewmen on page 32
Nineteen, twenty, on page 35

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O twenty ripenin years, these wull we on page 28
Whan I wis ane an twenty. on page 77

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
ontae the bed and then piled twenty mattresses wan on tap ae the on page 12

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
garritted at twenty aicht, on page 60

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
on to that score for another twenty-seven minutes they will have
He scored twenty goals in the playgrun
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
Ah got four oot a twenty fur ma French listenin test a
z cos he only got five out of twenty for the test.
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
day. Aw ma pals got wans fur twenty, thirty, fifty an a hunner le
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Thae first twenty warslin years o mairriage,
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
een gaun tae for near five an twenty year is aye at the heid o the
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Coontin lood mair’s twenty-fowr guid paces.
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mind, whuspered speculation o twenty year syne. Gary Beaton. She h
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
n pack o Player's - that wis twenty fags a day.
An noo it's near haun twenty past.
Can A change twenty pun? Nae chance!
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e drive. It’s fower oors an twenty quid return on the bus.
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e mate. Ma appointment’s at twenty tae. Cuttin it fine.’ ah sa
were supposed tae be here at twenty past ten, you do know that do
deadpan. ‘It’s always at twenty tae eleven, ah assumed it wid
‘. . .It clearly says Ten. Twenty. AM.’ he sais, draggin his
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oon masel. ‘It’s no until twenty tae eleven, whit’s the big
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Senga lives a guid twenty-minute walk away. Ah’ll huv
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
oo the servants had tae fling twenty sheep an goat carcasses, or a
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
e is the reincarnation of the twenty-ninth lama of the lineage of
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
rn time wis by, he wis a guid twenty year her senior and he wis fr
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
g for all the world as we had twenty-five years ago when we used t
tae happen. An wha thocht the twenty first century wid be enhanced
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t o the festival in the early twenty-first century had caused eart
t o the festival in the early twenty-first century had caused eart
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
retrograwd; sae that at about twenty—and at age, if you please s
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
22nd June 1680 alang wi twenty followers he rides intae the
Lesmahagow he hud as mony as twenty three horse riders an mair th
Twenty dragoons attacked the flank o

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
sae look aulder than north ae twenty-five. He’s defo a doactur c
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@ThonJacobite tweeted
During ma twenty odd years as a teacher I had (2020) search twitter

Doric

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
urtlin ower a skweel at aboot twenty mile an oor, wi nae a single on page 51

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
doon the road. Fur mair than twenty years, he and his wife Amy ha on page 77

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Give me about twenty minutes and you won't recogni on page 83

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n men he can meet an airmy wi twenty thoosan? Gin he canna, filst on page 106

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
twenty-third storey window on page 28

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
a michty! A'll never get till twenty at is rate! Weel, e Multiplic on page 18
n nicht! Ee see e earth takes twenty-four oors till turn roond on on page 57

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
Ae day, he gaed wull for twenty-fower oors; an wis fun tip a on page 27

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
firewid, five bags in a lot. Twenty five bags for sixty twa pouns
hid worked on the estate for twenty five year.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
e e'e a bit mair. Efter aboot twenty meenits you are
"Jist the usual, twenty pounds worth". Plastic gaed J
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the tide ebbs and flows ilkie twenty fower oors
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
aifter the floods back in the twenty fifties, packed themsels on r
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
these specialist bullets but twenty two were missing. The used ca
thegither and a code on each. Twenty two o them. There’d been fi
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rrie machine-guns were set at twenty one inches abeen the grun so
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
y bairn hid died at the age o twenty-one far far awa fae hame. Heâ
ppened hid been sentenced tae twenty years hard labour or seven ye
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an herself, maybe aichteen or twenty. Her heart beatin like a haim
o a young laddie, maybe aboot twenty, standing aside a chair weeri
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
d had neither saw nor hammer. Twenty masons couldna rigg it, Nor a (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
n Classes at the Grammar, fur twenty-wan pounds doon. on page 3
We're hid her nigh on twenty year - I guess that's wearan on page 33
dy-builder wha claimed tae be twenty nine. on page 42
I suggested he raised hid tae twenty and then I wid see hoo I'd fe on page 43
bob here, on the box. That's twenty-five new pence" on page 47
Also on pages 58
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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
At least twenty couples prancean on page 157

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Twenty furst century on page 88

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I mind hid fine lass, I wis twenty-six. on page 130

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Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
ed pet or farm animal, in the twenty first century? The resurrecti
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Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
they used tae be. In the last twenty year, the tradition o First F
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Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
keepan up wae the tractor at twenty mile an hour, and no at aal o
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Shetland

Southern

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Ections - The Panel took the twenty-year vision and then defined on page 5

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