A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

daily Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.8 43.9 27 19.9 17.4 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences11687 18 2 3 2 4
Number of authors66 46 11 2 3 1 3

Occurrences of daily in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
the daily mark o the graspin haun on page 32

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
claik aboot aw kinds o dreich daily-day troke he didna in the lea on page 133

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
pam as a side order tae their daily cider dosage then they kin be on page 12

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
scrieve for the stage in the daily tongue o Scottish fowk that d on page 35

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Tryin tae lui tae the daily ca's on page 5
but day an daily Ah still on page 8
Ah see tham day an daily on page 20

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fower seasons-daily weathered on page 72
rubbish liftit. Ah've been ma daily twae-mile dauner joukin oot t 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
e aa the difference tae their daily darg - nou able tae cairt fi on page 57
bairns, she had a guidwife's daily darg as weel - milkin the yo on page 74

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
So's they become part o' yer daily routine. Set aboot it pronto! on page

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
t forrit the text in onyane's daily-day byleid. Forbye, the Hebre on page vii

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e hoarse racin section in the daily record, that is. Although nei on page 86

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
in the actions of a daily chore on page 101

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
d be, an as is gettin clearer daily day, Westminster isnae nou, a on page 10
t atrocities were a maitter o daily occurence, an that it wis aw on page 20
ss ye ken its cost. Ye see it daily-day on the sma screen whaur s on page 35
daicent joabs get screwit, an daily-day the rich jist get richer. on page 53
but A hae nae doot that amang Daily Mail an Telegraph readers the on page 114
Also on pages 115, 138
7 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Let me, tak yir money on a daily basis, on page 1
an yi dae it on a daily basis on page 50

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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
The puir OIM was gangin gyte. Daily day he wis gettin faxes fae h on page 48
even the lad that brocht his daily meal up tae the touer wis for on page 87
it in turns tae bring bim his daily meal. on page 89

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ie in the middle pages ae the Daily Record. on page 117
runs: he used tae deliver the Daily Record before he went tae sch on page 140

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
The daily grind o life so taxin, on page 89

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
iety. In short, it gets uised daily-day in mony forms by hunners on page 7

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
sleekit tabloids, led by the Daily Record, invitet the stable la on page 79

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
- yin large gless three time daily wi meals, and anither at bedu on page 64

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
oot o the question until the Daily Record ran a voucher competit on page 30

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ichten the dreichness o their daily darg. Fairy sangs anent bairn on page 62

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MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Wha staws his kyte in daily feast on page 13

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
fe same time as him - leived daily day, follaein the saisons, ui on page 21

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Ye Daily Mail monarchists - on page 79

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Gie us at dawin our daily breid on page 97

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
eb intae the mair 'ordnar' an daily-day Scotland fae Gaeldom an t on page 131

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
st thocht afore he tentit the daily paper lyin inbye. on page 18

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
rtit at learit fowk an no the Daily Record; the tither ane hauds
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
m haed adae wi menu chyces an daily specials, but ane o thaim,
llin the same bourds an baurs daily-day, an aye
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s mither had been Mr Gray’s daily wumman, faain pregnant wi Gar
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
racter. In fact, the Scottish Daily Mail (17 Feb 1950) says ‘th
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ak futur o her kintrae in the Daily Record. She believed The Vow.
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
gangrel juist gaun aboot his daily business? This is no that lik
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
e column in raw Patois in the Daily Star. What would be ‘wrong
vin oor leid we naturally mak daily declarations o dignity, self-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
omethin maist Scots daes on a daily basis. Her wark therefore gie
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
rs. . . The Evenin Times, The Daily Record an that. Goat tae keep
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
chance o a proper burial. The Daily Mail wrote sommat aboot a cor
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Catalan vairsion o the Basque daily newspaper tae doon-cry the sh
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
it they’re pissin’ oan it daily, pal, tak ma word fer it.
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
oot o daily uise
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rin the buird efter thair yin daily meal, whan she wis startlet b
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
passively flickin through the Daily Record they keep ahent the ba
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
s (in Hingin’ In) aboot the daily darg, an hoo mony that commen
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
es even strauchle at times wi daily tasks. Hooanever, thay conven
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e the referendum itsel. A new daily paper, The National, haes bee
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ia. We hiv a pro-independence daily newspaper The National, onlin
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ads/2014/12/December-Scotland-Daily-Record-Scottish-Voting-Intent
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
s Champion” newspaper, the Daily Record. Libby Brooks also hig
ething tae be sneered at on a daily basis or a gimmick fine for w
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
tae gan, the reackoning o his daily rates wis gawin up an up an u
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
o his airticle in the Paisley Daily Express on 21 Feb.:-
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Oor daily darg she lets us know;
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
bi actually uisin it in their daily warkin lives at Westmeenster.
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MacMinto, Gregor The Daily Record Building on the Banks of the River Clyde, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
k a gret odds on a pairt. The Daily Record/Sunday Mail biggin, at
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
n tae the fowk, without whase daily speech it’s as guid as deid
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@jax6754 tweeted
a main yin is tae be positive daily an tae kick negativitiy's but(2014) search twitter
. I'm going tae phone someone daily tae speak and encourage them!(2015) search twitter
ok forward tae reading those "daily insights" in September when i(2015) search twitter
@JeffBrazier Lovin the daily blogs! especially today's as (2015) search twitter
doon in Scotland! Missed yir daily email the day! though??. Happ(2015) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
dio- Newspapers, tell us on a daily basis that we are incapable o (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
tandardnews Riiiiight. So the daily figures ur lies then, aye(?) (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
y guys av jist woke up fae ma daily chilloot nap lol aye the poor (2021) twitter link
eople who question her on her daily updates - its embarassing lo (2020) twitter link
nt read papers m8 - enjoy ur daily sport n your holidays tae fan (2020) twitter link
er the celtic shambles at her daily update - a actually cringed (2021) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
lled frae Scotland tae Italy. Daily use an wear hid ta'en their t on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
said, lichtin the fire wi the Daily. "The grate's the best place on page 67
I've kept this daily journal for as long as I can on page 89

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Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
ologically-based lives wi the daily routine o everyday things. Sh on page 5

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
warld in the 2030s On his ain daily dose, the Director luikit nea
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
s faa oot fan she sups at her daily broth. That’s right. Daily.
broth. That’s right. Daily. For the majority o the near
es in. So I set aff oot on ma daily walk up alang High Street ont
got nae WiFi, so I’ve set a daily limit on ma phone data so I d
go. Problem is, I use up the daily limit by dennertime every day
5 matches

Harper, Edith Legacy, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
The daily darg wis ruled by paper pattr
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ite ah'm gien awa buckie in a daily entry competition - fa kent!(2018) search twitter
m ower an blether aboot their daily lyffe: ah’m really missing #(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ally_begg @AberdeenFC Did the Daily Record nae do a photae story (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
tonight whilst I wis deen ma daily crossword - leaned o'er me a(2017) search twitter
bar manager lassie sticks the daily menu fer the Fittie Bar richt(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
" than fleein' air. The usual Daily Ranger click bait. https://t.(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
n A nivver wid. Went aboot my daily business an eventually the gl (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Did so oan a daily basis. on page 28

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an oor o blissful solitude, a daily tonic. on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wi da boys, reddir as suffer daily lack yun?" on page 49

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
I kerry daily daffiks o watter: on page 56

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
kin sure my auld eens get dir daily dose o fresh air. Dey live wi(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
gity, fock gangin aboot thair daily darg, wi blithsome herts.
an gledness, whan A tent the Daily Record’s report o the 29nt.
2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
As he wak'ed oot tae haes daily toil, on page 11

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
ely feedin ain the flies that daily hatch, on page 46

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Wud yer day an daily daeins be restrickit owre tha
rk o ither warkin fowk day an daily?
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