A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of french in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Alice; "Bet ye anyhin it's a French moose, came aer wae William t on page 22
"Ave," said Alice, "we did French an music." on page 95

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ss cairie-on anent the odds o French Canada an hame, haudin on abo on page 26
ged the spellin o Jean ti the French ane, ti gie it thon wee bit m on page 28

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
wis the furst sentence in her French lesson-buik. The Mous gied an on page 21
said Alison, "we were learnt French an music." on page 44

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
y for the petrol. Dagmar, the french-horn player, she was fain ene on page 36

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Bi thousands ower the French plane, on page 112

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s owresettin, yaizin English, French an Italian. Gangin up til the on page 34
-speakers that didnae hae the French wis a sicht tae be seen! Whit on page 35
ee experiment in Italy wi the French minds us, as a means o avoidi on page 36
i the very definition o thair French original set in a by-gane tim on page 37

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Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
aein tae expleen this tae the French. A can hear thaim nou, on page 6

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Ance a sodger wi the Dutch an French airmies, he had been commissi on page 36

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
thon cuif o a French poet hid in her chaumer, fire on page 38
as weel's ma bonnie French, but ye're naethin, naethin n on page 40

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
lake, the Beats. Strathbungo: French, German Philosophy, Jazz is t on page 3

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
His obsession wi the French Won the juiciest o jaunts on page 22

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
lobster wae fine French wine. As fur the rest ae us w on page 124

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
o books on algebra geometry, French, literature and the like. The on page 84

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nk on whit they say anent the French an Germans. on page 115

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ti the makars wha scrievit i French, Alice de Chambrier (1861-188 on page 5

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
r pynt o view, comparin it wi French. Tam an Anne Reid fae Cullerl 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
t tae hae come fae 'gaban', a French ward meanin a sleeved an hood on page 16
The French Spies on page 25
me fowk as them mebbe speakin French. It seems in fact that rumour on page 26
t they were bein described as French spies by some fowk, as Englis on page 27
uail's eggs, quiche lorraine, French cheeses, roast beef, aw sorts on page 71
Also on pages 83, 120, 121, 122, 124
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ah hate French. Oor teacher's a pure bitch. on page 16
h don't know whit it is aboot French. Ah can dae the readin part n on page 17
r school an she wis tae learn French fur it. on page 19
n an ah had Madame Bonnie fur French first thing. She said, Bonjoo on page 21
again. Harpreet wis daein her French homework an ah wis watchin Mi on page 24
Also on pages 29, 50, 107, 130, 169
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
omin', an owersettin frae the French, veteran skreivar Douglas Kyn on page 5

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
art. He didnae talk German or French, he jist had a good Scots ton on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Frae Carrickfergus the French squadron sailed; on page 98

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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
lindit sicht o her man at the French wey o kissin, on page 33

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah tried tae write a story in French an aw and that gat me nae bro on page 29

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
introduction of a great many French and Latin words into Scots. A on page 15
milar to the 'gn' /ɲ/ in the French Bretagne and 'y' /j/ as in th on page 17

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Tesco up the road and bought French Fancies and sandwiches. Wance on page 76
h point at the sandwiches and French Fancies, Cathy kin forget any on page 77
ys, finally speakin. 'Ah love French Fancies,' on page 78

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
French, Scotch or Stalin Roussian on page 98

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
fir the Scots an French, on page 32
French sodjers wad be gettin on page 50
till the French Revolution. on page 53
French citizenship - on page 86

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
tu is caaed for in a leid lik French at maks siccan a disteinction on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
s, they could hardly talk ony French, hoo the could even sit thair on page 47

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'It's a French wird meanin a by-nem. Takkin on page 59

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
cots, Latin, Classical Greek, French an mony ithers ower the years
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
in Paris an the odds wis on a French victory but howanever, if Sco
an blootered the ba intae the French goal frae aboot thirty yairds
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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
They supped in an auld French fairmhoose,
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
s means mainly wirds taen fae French or the Latin. The'r little ad
le nation-state langages like French, English an German gauns, exp
tte, chasse, crochet (fae the French) an machine (fae the Greek).
bunch, crinch, crunch, dunch, French, glunch, inch, Inchmakenneth,
Tak tent that "glunch, dunch, French" an the like should be writte
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Sum bastard Latin, French, or Inglish oiss,
n o "sudroun" poets that kent French langage an leeteratur juist a
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
Ah hate French. Oor teacher’s a pure bitch
don’t know wit it is aboot French. Ah can dae the readin part n
ent an gied us these tapes wi French folk talkin on them an we hud
thick as me when it comes tae French so he wisnae any help. In the
got four oot a twenty fur ma French listenin test an Madame Bonny
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
we baith endet up in the same French class an she got put next tae
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ery fuckin’ night (scuse ma French) - so there wiz nane o thon
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McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
concepts aither: helicopter (French, frae Latinised Greek), compu
e Latinised Greek), computer (French, frae Latin), antibiotic (Fre
, frae Latin), antibiotic (French, frae Latin), television (Fre
, frae Latin), television (French, frae Greek and Latin dingit
’s clearly jist a dialeck o French! Famously, the fowk tellin th
5 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
and Inglis gat mair liker tae French an Laitin through the process
nfluence aften comes be wey o French, whilk was drookit be the spr
is. Taen thegither, Laitin an French gies Inglis mair nor fifty pe
t Inglis, biggin on Laitin an French, unnerwent a period o gallopi
awreadies been pre-emptit be French, itsel follaein Laitin). Sae
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Scots. The source is fae Auld French gramaire.
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e Auld Alliance; the visit of French theatre companies to Edinburg
eatre companies to Edinburgh; French productions of Molière that
haul o like owersettins o the French playwright – frae Kemp’s
tury, mibbes anerlie hauf the French population had the kind o spe
ton or een German. It was the French revolution that sterted a lei
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
rinkin Mediterranean wine fae French gless beakers 1,500 year syne
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ical Renfrew (Poetry from the French Revolution to the First World
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
arld walcome ye, in Arabic an French an Urdu an iverythin else. Ah
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ent aa there is tae Inglis or French. The leid forerins the rule,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
wee report aboot the suddron French ceity o Nice. It's aye a guid
street names written in baith French an Nissart, a local bye-leid
ce an the UK. The dour thrawn French an the sleekit
hertenin tae see in the French ceity o Nice, the Nissart bye
parity wi the auld imperial French language on the street signs.
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
borraein frae either Latin or French that appeared in Scots aroond
his wirdstock direct frae the French or Latin? Or did this pairt o
e Macafee notes anent earlier French lends:
Dutch and Anglo-Norman [i.e. French], where the loans into Scots
d líterar lends frae Central French that wis made ‘either direc
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s. As we’ll see, the wark o French componers wis tae influence t
a. He on twa occasions mairit French princesses — the seicont be
en o Scots — an at the time French cultur wis weel seen in Scotl
angs that wis inspired by the French chanson an motet styles.
ill 1561, bringin wi her mair French muisical influence. Mary haed
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
Dad wis educatit in French frae he wis about echt or nin
his choice – the Hausa, the French, the Swahili, an aa that. No
is yokit ti the Latin and the French at Larbert High Schuil, an th
Donald Gibson, gaed on wi the French under the fearsome but eydent
rtit ti see the Latin ruits o French an hed gotten haud o the link
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
Auld Alliance kizzens, as the French hae recently passed a law mak
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
assets tae Tartuffe. In true French farce style, aw the loose end
ière's original 17th century French an is set this time in post W
War 1 Scotland. The classical French yuiss o Alexandrine couplets
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
�s expansive an luxuriant wae French doors leadin oot tae a balcon
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tongue in a muckle communal "French" kiss.Aw languages is like a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
t forrit a complaint agin the French State tae the European Coort
They threap that the French state haes abuised a nummer o
ar, a raicent decision bi the French Cooncil o State that maks imm
rnin a regional language, the French state haes makit it plain as
ps that bi thon decision, the French Cooncil o State haes in the f
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
“Ay the French kent whit tae dae wi royalty.
�� Wullie didnae ken whit the French hid duin thit hes mum thocht
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
tae that end! Oh, he promised French troops landin’ tae join us
ockin’ tae oor colours! Nae French materialised an’ the Englis
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Wha can sat aw’ that in French!”
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
French,
Auld French.
French spikkers
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ross Europe, an as i Britain, French voters tried muivin left firs
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
side English an even a bittie French an BSL). She’s ainlie raice
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nin up in public tae speak in French, German or ither ootlan leids
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
mony fowk mak guid uiss o the French they war learnt at the schuil
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
you want tae speak English or French or German or Spanish or Scots
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
es the follaein English/Doric/French exemplars:-
s been owerset intae English, French, German an Spanish an Scotweb
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
this one. Still, forget your 'French Experience' and 'Suenos' –
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e dae wae it. It came fae the French word, hacquenee, meanin, a ho
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
glish speiker micht yaise the French phrase ‘c’est la vie’ o
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
uence fae Auld Norse, Gaelic, French, and Latin, amang ithers, for
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
ced throu politics an tred bi French, Flemish, Dutch, Scandinavian
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
hat touch us at hame. Fae the French “se fâcher”, we hae “d
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
aire because ae that. Fae the French Bulldug who’s alweys nabbin
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s sportin a predictable black French connection tracksuit and whit
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ime wis tae collect irregular French verbs an lairn ilka form o re(2020) search twitter
n-years collectin o irregular French verbs an obscure tenses moods(2020) search twitter
e lamp I doot! If ye can read French, Verlaine wrat a bonnie poesi(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ide in Brussels surroondit bi French, English, Portuguese an Itali(2020) search twitter
un Honorary membership of two French wine confraternities, a UK aw(2020) search twitter
n’s tour o Switzerland whaur French speakin weans were taught tae(2020) search twitter
Scots words we hae hained fae French.https://t.co/HmMkzV5QgU https(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
dae mony European leids, like French, Spanish, Italian, etc.(2020) search twitter
really pissin me aff. Ur the French transphobic as a rule?(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
e expect a Spaniard tae speak French?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
The French dine on puddocks - they're n on page 15

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Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
his English translation frae French o twa warks bi Victor Serge h on page 109

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
aabdy in the lairgest city in French spikkin Switzerland. Geneva i on page 5
the city. It is argued that 'french fries' arnae actaually French on page 14
in some o the maist weel-kent French philosophers o the 'Age of En on page 17
hops. As is the case wi maist French châteaus, the gairdens are j on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hid bin twistit inte a funcy French pleat. on page 29
n Muggie's ample cleavage; er French pleat hid collapsed; a bittie on page 32

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Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
Re-bop, be-bop, a funky French can-can - on page 13

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
If ye like it French, I'll mak ye snails on page 114

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ucht Alice; "A daresay id's a French moose, come oer wi Bonny Prin on page 21
an aweliy till France, boot e French threw him oot when they got o on page 24
Yes," sade Alice, "we learned French an music." on page 92
, they hed at e end oe bill, 'French, music, an washan - extra.'" on page 93

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
t wis, for aa e warld, like e French Revolyooshun, wi an aristocaa on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n iss time she said "Spick in French fan ye canna myn the Scots fo on page 35

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
either did the congregation...French, Kilmarnock, or the Auld Hunn
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
, Miss Vining telt her it wis French an that she should be weirin
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@beast_afc tweeted
@CaroleInnes0 I Dinae spik French. Dinae Ken fit it means?(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
turn, upset or ruin; From Old French, couper, to strike. More at: (2020) twitter link
Dempster Fan ma Da (a retired French dominie) visited me in Colomb (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
if da fock o Sannis spack in French, in Waas on page 19

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
nguages, as weel as German an French hae it. Nearly aa English var on page 24
n da wirld (cf., fir example, French j'ai 'I hae' fir je ai, Itali on page 36
Faroese. (Da French dummy il taks influence fae G on page 85
'fent', an dat comes fae Aald French on page 102

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
The varieties of English and French (and other languages) that em
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
nguages, as weel as German an French hae it. Nearly aa English var

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
polionic Wars. Appearinlie ae French invasion wis expeckit an ae d
mane telt the fermer thit the French hed landit an the fermer repo
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
e watching ma auld man playin French Horn fur Northern Sinfonia du(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
" thocht Alice. "It's likly a French moose, that come ower wi Wull on page 22
"Ay," said Alice. "Wae larnt French an Music." on page 95

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@Angelinekking tweeted
's gallop): from Old Northern French walop (noun), waloper (verb),(2020) search twitter

@fairfaaye tweeted
ffer a chill, originally, Old French enfondre, to be chilled. #ety(2020) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
Thon's French, French wi mair letters inaboot an #U (2016) twitter link
- It's aboot time thon thran French hallions learned tae yarn in (2015) twitter link
y Aye Paddy, haein a wee pink French Fancy disnae mak us bad folk (2015) twitter link
@TheFarrierPhil Thon French hallions wull just hae tae le (2015) twitter link