A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of uise in Corpus

Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
n. The claith he can shuirlie uise for ti mak a jaiket an breiks on page 47

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
tae uise as dressins tae kep the bluid on page 12
dinnae uise knawledge on page 22
ye uise at hame on page 27

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
, 'ye're a strang lad an mair uise tae us howkin sods here wi Da on page 53
d Tammas Richard had nae mair uise for. Frae then on, that powni on page 57
wis nou bein pit tae a better uise - savin the lives o her bair on page 64

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
they ivver did cuid be o onie uise an the only media organ that on page 9
ge o awbuddie here, sae let's uise that tae encourage fowk that on page 51
stminster are aboot as muckle uise as a chocolate sodger. But ev on page 53
the man', but a leader is nae uise gin there's naebuddie tae be on page 58
kin Scots an is tellt tae aye uise English, he or she isnae gonn on page 65
Also on pages 81, 114, 122
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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
eetioun i the Italian leid. I uise the word 'Swiss' wi certain r on page 5

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
alane. An tell me this. Whit uise is it growin fruit if ye're n on page 89

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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
ome o them are stories that A uise in ma wark as a storyteller a on page 9
sans o calories there wis nae uise ava in them takkin pieces wi on page 56

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
s no been aw bad, cause I can uise aw the tricks on him that Rod on page 19

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e try an kid me oan. It's nae uise tho; thair's nae escape! on page 124
Ah promise no tae uise that rhyme again! on page 139

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ts language an gar Pairlament uise its pouer an authority tae re on page 5
iters an makars the-day still uise Scots in its modren forms, ba on page 9
nae langer be acceptable tae uise perceived difficulties o defi on page 10
e a guid grup o the tongue an uise it in their ilkaday work. The on page 13
ts language an gar Pairlament uise its pouer an authority tae re on page 14
Also on pages 15, 21, 23
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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
bit pow-clawin thare tae. The uise o auld warl spells an vocabul on page 11
e threips at the langage maun uise aw the kell-heids o the leid on page 25

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
alane. An tell me this. Whit uise is it growin fruit if ye're n on page 89

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
earch. It wad be necessar tae uise mair speceific east-wast disc on page 9

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Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
if ye ower-uise a blade, it'll niver stey sha on page 4

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
rdnar tuppeny stamp like ye's uise on a letter - datit etcetera on page 72

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
aw thing pit tae uise. on page 58

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
iks. This major (an Ah dinnae uise the wird lichtlie!) buik o po on page 132
Mount Sinai, wi its intricate uise o musical juxtapositions an n on page 134

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
free wi thair photocopiers an uise the material wi thair scholar on page 4

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
er tae produce, an easier tae uise (acause o its fameiliarity). on page 56

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
y's wabsteid. O course ye can uise it withershins for tae redd u on page 15

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
cher nor me!' An thon's hou A uise this pen-name on the antrin t on page 6

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
is tae hide the IP nummer or uise a proxy server — that means
it thair interests is shoudna uise it.
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
tae unnerstaun English an uise it accurate-like;
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e soonds o "ay" an "aye". The uise o thir twa diphthongs is diff
icht be a idea. It wad extend uise o the "-ie" endin fae juist d
Scots they want for their ain uise, but what wey dis Scottish ba
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
For example, in ma dialeck we uise "step" as a verb ("step oot o
Some mistaks made in the uise o the English langage alane p
ogue then they micht want tae uise it, but the'r nae raeson for
tations for the sake o cannin uise the langage tae pit his ideas
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
xplanatory text anent his ain uise o langage:
y seems ti a chynged ava: the uise o "stour" ti mean "run fast",
heard in Glesca nouadays. The uise o a government lingua franca
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Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
Bi uise o a mathematical instrument.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
an fowk shuid be alloued tae uise Scots gin that wis whit they
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
in aboot academics that dinna uise spoken Scots in public. John
hey're no awaur the leid they uise in thair ilkaday lives is cri
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
Ps tae adopt a Scots word tae uise an she said maist MSPs wis fa
ts leeteratur, that didna aye uise the Scots language an it wis
but juist makin a maucht tae uise the existin resources in anit
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
it hauns ti’m. The U.N. wul uise onie prettikin ti grup Tornes
tho shae kentna the uise o gaun ti a saga, onles ti pi
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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
heeze up the amoont o langage uise, gie mair services throu the
n the nummer o thaim thit kin uise an unnerstaun the Gaelic leid
hit there a potential for the uise o Scots in the airts, braidca
thaim thit are wantin for tae uise hit.
tp://consult.gov.scot. Gif ye uise the consultation hub for tae
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e nor the registers at ye wad uise for the likes o dialogue, an
dialogue, it’s naitural ti uise spellins at shaws pronunciati
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ader canna be dependit on tae uise a dictionar or glossary.) Ane
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
700 wis mair an mair sweir ti uise - s endins efter plural verbs
ies, Robert McLellan tends ti uise tradeetional Scots verb pairt
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
o it in this case: fowk will uise an draw on whit thay ken, be
r that the easiest genres tae uise Scots in is anes adae wi hist
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rin thaim an whit graith thay uise for tae dae this. Ethical con
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
wi his brithers, tho he didna uise the word puirtith whan he tel
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
er gemmes the residenters can uise an comprehend Second Life as
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
relationship wi the wirds we uise, as individuals an as citizen
rs. This attention-tax on the uise o Scots has lang seen oor pub
each ither wha's alloued tae uise oor wirds, an for whit. That'
esoorce we hiv that growes wi uise. Sae in 2019, uise it weel, u
. Sae in 2019, uise it weel, uise it wisely, uise it ony wey ye
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
s a maisterstraik, gin ah can uise sae cantie a wird for sae dul
the Gospel, the mannie says. Uise wirds if necessary. Weel, ye
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
l. That's the leid maist o us uise, efter aw, an they warna dumb
in, ah'm tryin tae stairt tae uise mair Scots words. It's no awf
because educatit fowks dinnae uise the Scots). Ah hate that feel
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ests". It wis easy for me tae uise Scots wirds, wance ah'd lairn
tae be telt that the wirds ye uise like auld freends, wirds that
k; that thae wirds ye love an uise ilkaday, either dinnae exist,
wha'd been conditioned no tae uise their native tongue throu fea
ever wance been mocked for my uise o Yorkshire dialect - not in
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ly guid English wird he could uise tae descrive it wis "rainy".
sh café. "Dae ye ken hou tae uise a coffee machine?" she speire
feel ah'm pittin it on if ah uise an English word when ah'm thi
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
i the numerical data an juist uise the graphs.
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Ye could e’en uise a puckle o the Scots maks in
e? For mysel, I think I micht uise calcul insteid o calculation
The wirds is there for us tae uise, sae what for div we no juist
sae what for div we no juist uise them?
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
de an traivel routes we still uise the day an gied oor laund mon
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
r leukin their best, haed tae uise aa his gairdener’s skeels t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
la llengua' that juist means 'uise yer tongue' an the organisers
a new wey o eggin fowk on tae uise thair tongue.
tae egg on Scots speakers tae uise thair tongue mair or daes the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
irn thair language but no tae uise it. Bi rulin that immersive t
le, thair ain human richt tae uise Scots as a tool o communicati
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
hat it wad be a guid thing ti uise Scots for offeicial purposes
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s an desires determine hou we uise the laund, chyngin its appear
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
uise ma readin fir tae
tae uise.
it wis nae uise at aw
wans thit uise
ither speakers uise,
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
that nae craitur wis able tae uise ony gibblet that meant staund
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ed edeetion. It wad be a gude uise o the time.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
then whit better wey than tae uise his language for communicatio
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
mair an mair o the sayins we uise in Dixie (whit's cried here S
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
if yer mooth's ower blate tae uise it!
sell somethin that they winna uise thairsels an customers aye ke
really are twa-leidit an can uise Scots as a language in public
rite Scots, be prood o Scots, uise Scots in yer ilka-day languag
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
eid's nae guid! Lat it oot an uise it!
- tae uise Scots dictionars for readin a
, "A like the slang that thay uise."
s a laddie, he wad niver daur uise it hissel tae growed-ups.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
eid's nae guid! Lat it oot an uise it!
age Alice Thompson's gaun tae uise but, appearinlie, she's gaun
ith, MSP's haes the richt tae uise Scots in the pairlament an ta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
d an in yer hert! But mind an uise it tae!
anither? When are they gaunae uise it tae communicate wi us?
cots Tung for permeeshion tae uise pairt o Scots Tung Wittins' b
l appruval, it's proponed tae uise "Lat It Oot!" as the title o
eid's nae guid! Lat it oot an uise it!".
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
s wull be o great interest an uise tae thae unenlichtent an uned
truggle tae fin resources tae uise wi the weans; the SLC website
t wid be o muckle interest an uise tae ony PhD student!
aiblins speik an champion the uise o Scots bi actually uisin it
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
anish. Naebody says ye cannae uise it in yin leid in case fowk t
re, I suppose the reason they uise ‘lairn’ is tae threap tha
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Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
kers daes weel unnerstaund an uise Inglis, thaim in Belarus (A d
haim in Belarus daes speak an uise in thair iveryday life baith
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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Dear Lord, jist uise this mortal cley,
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
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Mak siccar ye uise anything no bi Adobe! https:/(2019) search twitter
@DrMDempster Is is why ye uise Ubuntu. :P(2019) search twitter
@DrMDempster Ah uise A an I'm prood o't!(2019) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
c as this yin thit aab'dy can uise in thair ilkaday lives. Gies (2019) search twitter
each ither whaÂ’s alloued tae uise oor wirds, an for whit. ThatÂ(2018) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@ChrisMusson Mebbe they cud uise their line wi God; mak COVID (2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
weel yer hauns Can ye mynd an uise Flash tae dicht athin aroon y(2020) search twitter
ting for a braw Snperhero tae uise it at WM an for it tae be ins(2020) search twitter
criticism o writin (gin I cud uise mair easy the phone ....).(2020) search twitter
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@pmcm1355 tweeted
a leid. If ye dinnae want tae uise Scots jist dinnae fash yersel (2022) twitter link
hor An the opposition tae the uise o Scots is bein pushit fir un (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
. Hunners ae phrases lit that uise impact tae interact wi a feel (2020) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ed strawberries (fit we aften uise tae revive nae-weel hens), an
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Southern

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha strae's nae uise fur thatchin" on page 15

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
t. An A'm tellin ye, yis shud uise yer warlie siller tae mak fre on page 97
Uise weel whut ye ir gien! on page 101
mooth, an gie yis tha wut tae uise thaim, sae nane o yer enemies on page 105

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ke o lear, tha skailin-gates, uise o Ulstèr-Scotch an patent fe on page 1
Uise o tha Ulstèr-Scotch Leid on page 4
ns an Islans). Tha forehannit uise o tha vocable 'Ulstèr-Scotch on page 7
in tha lear, hainin, oncum an uise o Ulstèr-Scotch as a leevin on page 10
in odds atween fowk anent tha uise o thae leids, it sorts iz wi on page 13
Also on pages 14, 16, 23, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47
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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ements fer public an' private uise o' the leid ir met. on page 9
commonity tae fully uise thaim. on page 14
m an' Presbyterianism ir, tae uise historical terms, Catholic, P on page 15
thaim ootby. The uise an' forderin o' Ulster-Scots on page 21
forderin ir fordered tae mak' uise o' educational materials an' on page 23
Also on pages 41, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 68, 69
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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
er wud brek it an lave it nae uise fir a thing!! on page 8
Fur me Da wud aye hae seen a uise whaur ither people cudnae, on page 11
ae waste their courage, let's uise it tae leeve on page 33

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Gin ye need tae, ye can uise tha Bodie 1 owresettin tae he
Uise this buik tae fill oot tha Ho
bidin at tha yin address wha uise tha same cuikin proveesions a
* uise blak or blae ink tae mak repo
€˜at effeirs, nae odds gin ye uise thaim or no.
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Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
s, fae tha yins they uist tae uise at hame.
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