A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of august in Corpus

Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wright. Tidyin some papers in August 2006, A fun some pleys A wroc on page 40

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he gaed doun tae see her that August Sunday in 1681. Set doun on a on page 42
ist aicht months syne, in the August o saxteen aichty-fower, James on page 58

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
nose twitches. It's a roastin August day, and the bugger husnae ch on page 7

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
August 2003 a night on page 6
Friday, August 2003 on page 25
August 2003 on page 28

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
naethin new. Durand the 1860s August Corrodi (1826-1885) brocht oo on page 5

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
In July an August a lot o time was teen up work on page 87

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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
Auld Reekie at the beginnin o August. Fer some reason or anither t on page 25

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ed tae tell us she wis due in August an could ma ma knit her sume on page 58

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
twitches. It's a roastin hot August day, and the bugger husnae ch on page 12

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
August bees in the aa-heal on page 82

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
oods were the warst, an a wat August, like last year, cuid see fie on page 17

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'August in Dundreerie's no naethin li on page 59

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
In August 2006 a gaithering o astrologu
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
12. In August 2000, the Executive published
ir priorities as published in August 2000 wis gettin
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Fae August 2014, the Scots language awar
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
a hot air balloon, back on 27 August 1784, gauin hauf a mile fae C
On 17 August 1870 The Scotsman newspaper r
htings, something like it, in August o 1909. The Linlithgowshire G
his search tae date is fae 15 August 1977 whan the SETI project at
lyke ane comete the X.day of August did appear, quhilk gaif greit
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
een. The first three weeks in August A’ve been roon Croatia, Bos
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
August
The August rain cam slantin doon
In August ma border wad blossom, an the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
The shaw ran frae the 9 - 27 August at St Peter's Kirk Ha, Lutton
ON Sunday 14th August the Scotland on Sunday gied o
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
hares wi’oot a licence fae August tae Februar wi nae restrictio
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
his year atween 31 July an 25 August in the Smirnoff Underbelly, C
SORED: postaladdress], bi 1st August 2003.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
26 Julie an 9, 16, 23 and 30 August.
4 - 13 August at 6.45 pm.
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
on stappit oot intae the warm August mornin an the soond o the kir
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
But oh, yon dark August day,
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e aheid, that glorious day in August, back in seventy-nine. Aye, i
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Daniel’s first birthday, August, 1979.
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
rt o the new @RCSneartshub in August. A'd be chuffed tae chat wi y(2018) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
et shop Dundee oan Friday 9th August (@Wellgateshop) and at the @O (2019) twitter link
ew teachin resources comin in August, tried an tested by the likes (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
as been running since the 1st august and was the first track in th (2020) twitter link
e fife track since the 1st of august guys and were the 1st track i (2020) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'd gan in August an no May on page 110
July's on i'phone till August on page 190

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n, as weel, for the re-sit in August an aa. For aa he'd thocht he' on page 91

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
AUGUST
AUGUST 1997
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
AUGUST 1998
AUGUST 1998
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
on the BBC Hame Service on 16 August, 1960. Syne it won the Prix d
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
We'v been back fae 10th o August: riddy fir oor brak! https://(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
August's weering awa noo(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
terflie pairs turnt yallae wi August
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
til A gaed til New Zealand, i August, 1950. Sin syne, A’ve anerl
A emigrated tae New Zealand i August 1950.
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
la1983 am share its the 8th o august..(2013) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
haein a second Twelfth Day on August 4, so I gaed doon for a keek. (2018) twitter link