A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ahead Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.3 30.8 12.1 19.9 46.5 31 0
Number of occurrences8160 8 2 8 3 0
Number of authors38 22 6 2 5 3

Occurrences of ahead in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ance early, that's how ye get ahead in life. Wee cunt looks feart on page 10

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
the maddest. They re powerin ahead, awready wae their arms in th on page 18
ckin mon then, ya dafty. Come ahead!' A shout at the cunt. He see on page 28
e Danny n Broonie sprintin up ahead ae his wee humber fur the eve on page 29
'Well then, you need to think ahead. All those daft marks in scho on page 37
already separatin and walkin ahead. There's six ae them. on page 42
Also on pages 44
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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an went ahead tae win on page 50

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
r ae caution. Ah dually press ahead taewards the conclusion ae th on page 55

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an thi lang road ahead on page 78

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
you're that desperate you go ahead an ah'll get yi in there. on page 36

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ah realised Granny hud rushed ahead. She wis takin nae chances. on page 32
Gary sighs, lookin directly ahead o us. Ah kin tell he's tryin on page 62

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
Come ahead wi me anen ye'll see, on page 16
t, wee wan, in they leaves up ahead?" on page 17
hoot Ah hear, fae they trees ahead?" on page 19
hear somethin oan the path up ahead." on page 21

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ee warmer for the cauld night ahead - an Derek is beatin his ret
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the hameward road ahead o me.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cally, knocks it back an runs ahead tae ask wan ay the other boay
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Joggin ahead, ah tell they two tae hing ba
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
selected option. No that gaun ahead wae the cunt would’ve been
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ion sharply back tae the road ahead ay me. The driver’s goat hi
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
him in the stomach an surgin ahead, takin the lead.
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ly you won’t object if I go ahead and give Mr. McGregor a phone
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
thoat ah wis gettin it? Come ahead!’ he sais. He rushes McDade
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ddin’, sae hod oan, yer way ahead o’ me! The group sucessfu
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
cret vote on whether tae gang ahead wi’ a weddin’ ah’m gues
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ee. “If you insist on going ahead with this move, I'll be
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Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
tting intay the Scotland team ahead ay him. Davie Sinclair wis at
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@g_hibby tweeted
But we always tried tae look ahead, and hoped we'd crack it one (2023) twitter link
e middlin' mate.. Another day ahead.. See what it brings? (2023) twitter link
nda_kinnon If ye want tae get ahead.. Get a hat... Ye know how it (2023) twitter link
ning tae ye.. Hope a guid day ahead for ye?... Mind how ye go oot (2022) twitter link

@gordimhor1 tweeted
isps. Haud on better days are ahead of us(2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
that. Better days have tae be ahead, but dinnae look tae Westmins (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
Ahead of the Yulin festival, ask th(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
thought which puts him miles ahead afore he'd even sorted oot a (2022) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
got anither 40, mebbe 50 year ahead o me an I would li (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ing tournament and the season ahead - b oan the bell! (2021) twitter link
on that the play offs r going ahead and hopefully they will all b (2021) twitter link
bluebell m8 if it gets the go ahead - b oan (2020) twitter link
ood to see this friendly went ahead guys - defo get a cood run o (2020) twitter link
2 amateur games lookin to go ahead shortly - nae worries m8 (2020) twitter link
and 16 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ardless. "Taurus for the week ahead: A good week for making plans on page 36
ay aboot ma life 'in the week ahead' or ony damnt wik come te aat on page 37

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Full speed ahead ower there (aye, aye sir) on page 118

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
Geddes possessed an hoo faur ahead o his time he seems tae hae b on page 125

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
Geddes possessed an hoo faur ahead o his time he seems tae hae b
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@72redz1903 tweeted
e got it wrong. We were miles ahead and looking good bar getting (2021) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
gh, still has a bright career ahead.....(2020) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
he Sunday strikes still going ahead? Need to get fae Thurso to Ab (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
llish Lamborghini on the road ahead o us, oot fur a test drive. W
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@peediepuss tweeted
ect there may be some trouble ahead(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an shaas me da wye ahead. on page 29

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Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
an Hookem ahead;
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d Gutteryaggle as she skipped ahead.
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
dis!” roared Uggledlugs fae ahead. Da idder bairns skirled wi e
ts an turns. Gutteryaggle wis ahead dis time an cam across da ted
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
sam time!' Ingrid wis tinkin ahead.
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
n fir my denner an da tourist ahead o me axes if he could git an (2019) twitter link
rk in da daylight, dark times ahead (2019) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
kle virr, an is nou soarin on ahead o his 21 clessmates, i aa his
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
y back up the road frae stoke ahead. Glad am no driving. #sleepys(2012) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ur oor future and generations ahead. Should we stay under england(2020) search twitter

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