A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

longer Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 20 21.1 69.6 23.2 62 0
Number of occurrences7039 14 7 4 6 0
Number of authors44 24 10 4 3 3

Occurrences of longer in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
nce adorin girlfriend wis nae longer huddin his hand. By the half- on page 35

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
rday but the day is gonnae be longer. We're in the 'bad boy seats' on page 51

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
t's mither they'd no keep her longer than was necessary. If she'd on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ng a channelled fragment of a longer poem by an unnamed local cont on page 47

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
cunnert wae stories, we're no longer weans, on page 33

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
their submerged bodies. He no longer on page 42

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
As it was once: no longer monochrome. on page 31

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
it official that Bruce is nae longer mines. It's a blink and yull on page 160

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ns. Hold off pushing a little longer, and baby will be with 'us in on page xix
s a standin-up hug that lasts longer than any other ah remember ha on page 35

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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
have reversed; Evelynn is no longer the "odd one out". Ah feel li
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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
stantial fundin), this is nae longer a tenable poseetion as it wid
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
€™s boom or bust Britain. Nae longer a viable concern, it wis raze
that.’ ah sais, ‘how much longer dae ye expect me tae dae this
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
uld's gettin' tae me mair the longer ah wait here.
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
uldnae huv left it just a bit longer, hud tae fuckin obliterate th
nce fur whit seems like a lot longer than it probably is, he sais,
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ght, ah’ll no keep yies any longer.’ ah sais, grabbin the hold
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n’t keep us in suspense any longer then, eh? Where ur we gaun?â€
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
his other wan fur just a bit longer than is comfortable.
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gine. Ah’ll no be here much longer anywaiy. Whit’s the point i
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he hoose isnae lastin me much longer.
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
icial. Ma heart an theirs nae longer in it. A marriage deid in the
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s, that piece of paper. We no longer have the piece of paper, Pand
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
jist a touch ah reply. Am no longer jokin’ when ah say that, ah
en it’s no gonnae last much longer. Unexpectedly, he grabs at ma
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
tae put up wi’ it for much longer. Faither lost his job when th
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
™Ah cannae wear this mask any longer, ah’m dyin son’’
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@jax6754 tweeted
tch xtra factor as you are ni longer oan it! xxx(2014) search twitter
t tae you but a dinna think a longer hae charger fir it! Hae a gui(2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
needs a long time out then a longer nap.(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
at the ither day. Took me far longer than it shud've. Stoopid comp(2020) search twitter
h wish Ah'd frolicked harder, longer, an mair often.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
How much longer are we (Scotland, England, Ir(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
l BOSS" willnae be there much longer. https://t.co/74f57YKg0W (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
telly isnae gonnae last much longer ?? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@BBCSport no longer the best football league anyw (2021) twitter link
r beleeve it - jist takes me longer noo lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the wifie, "does one leg feel longer than the other?" on page 60

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Longer than i'roadie stretchin oot a on page 192

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
na want till stay in here any longer!" on page 36
rouble yersel till say id any longer than at," sade Alice. on page 88

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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
an the other one it is taking longer tae take in ma adrenaline rus
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
eep this stookie on fir a bit longer!
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
‘For how much longer? The Company won’t take too
old. You won’t survive much longer in a place like this on your
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
assassinations to her credit longer than my arm! The best of the
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
inta Doric an it has taen me longer an ah thocht it wad!(2015) search twitter
iscovered aat ah hiv een foot longer een the ither, an aat this is(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
n and attack - the rest play longer, fight for the scraps and hit (2022) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
kyou for bbsitting...slightly longer than expected!!! xx(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
e two last cups took a meenit longer, as I added me potion in. I h on page 22

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Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ke the hert o me - my luv no longer mine! on page 24

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Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The harder ye dance, the longer hid'll lest, on page 31

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The promise o longer days on page 65
The harder ye dance the longer hid'll lest on page 157

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e two last cups took a meenit longer, as I added me potion in. I h on page 76

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Am ferd thill no longer fit. on page 102

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
else. It won’t be for much longer that I will be able to get of
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
I realise dis usually taks longer as just watchin da ad til I c (2021) twitter link
In idder news I no longer own a VW polo :( (2020) twitter link

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
sh dy hands we and soap lasts longer #ParentHack #SoapLastsLonger (2020) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
corner, but th Rabbit was nae longer tae b' seen: she funnd hersel on page 10
nae want tae stei in here ony longer!" on page 37
rouble eersel tae say eet ony longer than that," said Ahlice. on page 90

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The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
list o' names keeps getting' longer, and wi' huge scale conflicts
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
and be gang where the sun nae longer shine oan him! ?? https://t.c(2020) search twitter
wid die happy when we are nae longer chained tae their royalty fuc(2020) search twitter

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