A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

already Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words46.8 41.6 45.2 119.2 110.4 51.7 13.3
Number of occurrences15081 30 12 19 5 3
Number of authors72 37 17 6 7 3 2

Occurrences of already in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n the bedside cabinet; it wis already five meenits past ten. Tam wr on page 47

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
y ma singin. The tap . men ir already separatin and walkin ahead. T on page 42

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
e nicht, the white horses wis already started whan the men went oot on page 11

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
havin already libbed the baws frae a couple on page 36
one o them has already put one on page 42

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rst left. There's a gentleman already with him." on page 178

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Well, Ah already ate mate on page 97

1 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
an internet publications has already brocht in a puckle orders fae on page 87

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hat's him scored eleven goals already this season an two ae them wu on page
dae it, said ma ma. Cause ah already tolt her naw. Aye, she said, on page 142

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah laugh. A pal, and we've already gat sommat in common. Ah alwa on page 5
Ah've already broken wan rule the day, skiv on page 46

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ve year aulder than Cathy and already growin oot o it, despite me a on page xv
a few month gone, but ah wis already showin. on page xvii
see the twinkle in Maw's eye already. She gied it laldy oan the ph on page 1
, are at each other's throats already. The drink always brings oot on page 6
eek wi any wean but me. She'd already said the hoose. wis like Anna on page 9
Also on pages 10, 87, 111, 115
9 matches

Cairns, Pauline Lallans 58 - Newsins fa the SND, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
tae yaise the material we hae already collectit ower the past ten y on page 110

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
d na Gàidhlig. The group has already met twice, and is made up o a
looked doon on. As folk have already said, you got the belt in my
I have already said that I get annoyed if fo
3 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ther people. If ye dinnae ken already, The Dashing White Sergeant i
. I looked at ma watch. I had already used up twa oors and fifty-fi
2 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
It was already 10 on a Saturday night, and t
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
was sayin. But everythin had already been arranged afore we came,
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
me even mare anxious than ah already wis! The commentators screech
1 matches

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
bathroom, even though she’d already walked past it aboot a hunner
1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ye. Ah think ah've said mair already than ah did in that last year
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
lassies huv ye hud yer way wi already?” ah asked Billy.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ur aw ah know, ah’m a goner already. Ah call the office. Hink oan
e suppliers are gein it laldy already, and it’s ainlie hauf eight
“Okay,” ah say, already feelin guilty fur puttin some
3 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ing spike. Ah’m sure ye can already guess why ah’m mentioning t
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
are you telling me you’ve already done this? Without telling me
y. You do enough for the girl already. You have to know where to dr
sayed the Pandit. “I’ve already asked him. He’s going to re
whit her Dada wad say: He was already dead. She repeatit it oot loo
4 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
irectly to ma cock and ah’m already moar than half-hard witout hi
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
They’re already crowin’ about it over there
Ahve already heard they’re writing tales
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
we got back late. Faither wis already pissed oot his face, clean te
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
Big wow, I thought. We'd already pumped they Faroeeze dumpling
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
Ah’ve already tellt you that we don’t’
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
innae realise the tories have already tried this, an got telt tae g(2020) search twitter
nnae stop ?? yer next idea is already in motion as i reply ?(2020) search twitter
hit de ye means real axe? You already at the end of the bottle?(2020) search twitter
ibhi It's no a war when it is already won, xbox had nae chance ??(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
s, they've chucked the season already. 4 weeks since a sacking, and(2017) search twitter
t want tae deal wae him, he's already ragin the he had tae buy shar(2015) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
ers doon My spine??. Pal, yer already a Legend! ??. “They’re(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@KeziaKinder But we already got @AngelaHaggerty ‘S bairn(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
replyin Naw, Ray Wilkins has already ordered a boattle o win(2020) search twitter
@OliphantWullie Already had the frites the day, sae c(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
d free rain for all". Aye, we already hae these things Dougie AND F(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
elly are looooong gone. We've already won the infowar - we just hu (2022) twitter link
indy pot boiling. People are already getting jaded. Anything that (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
rgeous gid answer ?? and I've already warned London tae watch oot f (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
o aboot, or if too many weans already clinging on tae her leg. (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
nBengal @karen_flynn Been oot already ???????????????? (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
. Love yae hen... a true star already oan so maony levels. (2021) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
nded then unsuspended, but ad already started a new yin in the time (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e morale o' thoosands o' fowk already strugglin' tae cope wae this (2021) search twitter
it feart because, as mony hae already pointed oot, there's sae much(2021) search twitter
d free rain for all". Aye, we already hae these things Dougie AND F(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
at set up at the club which a already no m8 - respect to yous all (2020) twitter link
trying to b positive here - already said i hate no gettin intae g (2021) twitter link
eadlines that every one knows already - how can it be law - no on (2020) twitter link
land 5 years been knocked off already a c! (2021) twitter link
elauk1900 @LiamKerrASNK votes already cast - a doubler for labour (2021) twitter link
and 7 other occurrences.

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
we tak fur granted, an already on page 69

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
hi shed's, Even lad's eit wis already shot fur thi next day wint oo on page 20
oot o thi sydecar fit he hid already been pakken, so's we cood fit on page 61
ree quarter's o a box a feish already, eit wis majic. A did a coupl on page 62

3 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
It has already been said that aire's a curn on page 16

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
It's already way too late for that on page 17

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
an e baby wis howlan so much already, at id wisna on page 57
sereaman wi passion. She hed already heard her sentence three o e on page 82

2 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
ppit kitlin wis gie lively an already lookin for tae dee some explo
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
already teemed the order o ten bags i
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bairn, bit she's drappit sax already, they maun ken the road oot n
ales an arpeggios. Granny hid already telt Minnie that she wis tae
nd, bit I miss the Fir Widdie already, tho we've jist bin here a we
3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
rin, nae far fae where we’d already been, we heard this painful k
1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
be sure. Ye’ve learnt that already in life. Mind yer sickie lamb
e wint een that much. Ye were already dressed in yer best claes. Ye
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
room shakin his heed. He’d already written the cause o death as
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
saw sense. And onywye she’d already lost a half month’s pey and
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
already, an the twa ill-trickit moosi
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
n the street is Ye ken't that already! Braw! https://t.co/aaUe7Qvky(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ging on, admit it, fa has already eaten their Easter eggs!(2016) search twitter
elebrity Big Breether, ah’ve already bocht twaa bottles fae Fine F(2018) search twitter
e pey day fowks, fa’s roukit already! #Doric #DoricPhrases(2019) search twitter
Paws or hauns up if ye’ve already aeten aa yer advent calendar (2019) search twitter
’s aeten their selection box already! https://t.co/KrgWxBIGnt(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ommiehoban05 Shown your class already Tommie, here’s tae a prolong (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
huv expected at mentioned. He already had it doon at Portsmouth ana(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
ere wis twa quines at the top already(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
5 @rossandrew_ @Paul_Coull iv already emailed ma dad n telt um tae (2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
I already hae tae pay £25 for cooking (2011) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
s text. A few o the group wir already familiar wae the stories. Poe on page 34

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
tan hersel in a bit o a state already". on page 15

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Bit you're hin three already. Mind? I got no peace bit go! on page 20
"I hae wans like that already bit they're gotten by their b on page 46
in the packet that yer wife's already spent. on page 65
Already lukkan forward tae the 'Hairv on page 70
You're forgotten me already? We cheust met the ither week on page 83

5 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
e. It's gorgeous but I'm sick already. It's all too fast." "Faaster on page 107

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
wavan, noo, already notheen sib tae me on page 58

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
y, very beautiful. But Ah’m already converted. I believe it aal,
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@Northmaven Aye. If I didno already ken thoo wur fae the Isles I (2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
eriechin wi passion. Shö wis already heard her sentencin tree play on page 86

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
der da stairs wis stappit foo already, shü wisna plaesed. on page 16
wi anyoch a yun teenage brukk already." on page 24
ed, although in her hert shit already kent. on page 29
, an haverin, tinks du's dere already. Ah'll gying an mak a scaar a on page 35
synthetic fur rug ats moultin already. Dir spackin aboot matin her on page 47
Also on pages 55, 62, 76
8 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
old (that story has been told already) on page 72
old (that story has been told already). However, exactly on page 73
sin HAVE (I've seen the film already, but you haven't / You've bee on page 75

3 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
wir twa Scotty traalers dere already, so we steered weel clear o d
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
came standard languages; they already had a grammar. The other vari
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
sin HAVE (I've seen the film already, but you haven't / You've bee

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ven though they were flat oot already (2016) twitter link
in a Welsh on Duolingo, an am already gittin very important phrases (2020) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ents nearly six months. I wis already used pages fae me second een (2021) search twitter
me, I'd be far worse an I wis already pretty bad!(2021) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
th bairn was howlin sae much already, that eet was quite impossibl on page 58
creaming blue murder. She hae already heard hur sentence threi o th on page 84

2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
f its kind in many a year and already a hit with weans baith wee an(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
a already took Netflix aff! After a lea(2020) search twitter
@heraldscotland We hae already Jacobites warriors hidin and (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e weeyin wus howlin that much already that yae cudnae tell whather on page 59
ce, squealin wi passion. Shae already hear't hir sentencing three o on page 85

2 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
Erdogan fellah that Adams has already stepped back https://t.co/sO2(2018) search twitter

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