A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of questions in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Ah've ainswert three questions, an that ts enough," Said his on page 49
tin there askin aw the stupit questions ae the day," addit the Grypho on page 94
h encouraged tae ask any mair questions aboot it: so she turnt tae th on page 95

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
she wis shaggin. Anywey, the questions soon start comin in at an ala on page 35

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Lang, Charles nobody remembers the birdman - Good Friday, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
ye need tae think aboot. The questions on page 88

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e wanders out of school raise questions at the office? I don't care a on page 36

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
tae the answers tae the ither questions but his mind started tae wand on page 40
o show workins for some o the questions an reach an answer, whither i on page 42

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"IT hae answert three questions, eneuch is eneuch," Said his on page 44

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ae deith.' Ithers speired sic questions as 'Whit odds is it tae us wh on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
e fuck ye gied ye shared, nae questions on page 24

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
; or speirin awa wi daft-like questions - an some no sae daft-like - on page 42
t pressure an trapped by slee questions, young John Browning hesitati on page 45

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Robert, thur's gonnae be some questions at the purvey. Lit whaur we m on page 15

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
She patiently answers ma questions aboot 'er upbringin, amused a on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Spier it questions day or nicht, on page 21

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
on ye can come and ask me ony questions ye hae and ah'll try tae help on page 84
swer tae these no-saeinnocent questions. on page 188
'Ah wis faur too wee tae ask questions aboot it at the time, but ah on page 191
id, "that depends on whit the questions are.' on page 202

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
nae cash fir questions, on page 49

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae Bugsy Malone tae read an questions tae answer - an ah didnae kn on page 32
nowin ma luck ah'll get asked questions aboot it an ah'll forget who on page 57
on the flair an he wis firin questions at me an tellin me tae help g on page 63
', gettin fed up wi aw ma mad questions, so ah'm gaunnae talk tae ma on page 86
f. She's been askin me stupit questions aboot how much fibre dae ah e on page 91
Also on pages 93, 105, 107, 123, 169
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'There's nae time for glaikit questions!' on page 98

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
aboot answerin fowk's stupid questions aw day lang. Sae this book is on page 2

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
guide tae help ye answer ony questions ye micht be askin yersel as y on page 8
l be gled tae help answer yer questions. If it is possible, share yer on page 49

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
tation, jist tae answer a few questions." on page 27

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Dinna spier sae mony questions. Stert howkin!' on page 44

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
delaire bairns had loads mair questions for Mr. Poe, but he wis awrea on page 16
e him at the bank if we'd ony questions." on page 60

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'A clown?' she questions. 'That'll bring ye tears. Ah on page 7
"Can I ask you two a few questions?' she said. 'It's for the Gla on page 56

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
el tae see a wheen o the same questions speirt again at Ah askit i th on page 9

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 1 - Ye’re Still Here? It’s Ower. Gang Hame., (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
e shear aff aw the unanswered questions an ends left hingin. "Here is on page 24

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
horizons tae infinitie, pits questions intae dry mooths. Ahint the b on page 24
Nae questions speirit the elements poond. L on page 52

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
hall had been a guest - ach, questions are a pest. on page 72

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
speired questions.
cludes by sayin that the mony questions an
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ls twistlin their hairns ower questions the likes o "Should 'station'
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Efter aw the questions wis speirt frae the body o th
rnments wis speirt a nummer o questions bi the Cooncil o Europe tae f
t 2002), cairiet a copy o the questions for Pairts I and II that haes
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
As the CPG maimbers speirt questions an pit forrit thair mony cons
maistlins she screivit aw the questions doon sae she cuid git a mair
Some o the questions that wis speirt bi the group
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
commitment micht weil tae see questions aboot enterprise activity an
al consultation wirk, whaurin questions wis speirt aboot the pooers t
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
y as yaised for do support in questions or negatives, or whan replaci
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
sk at some o the maist common questions speirt anent thon unco intere
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
heard the news? It's a haird questions to answer, is it no? It's a q
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
at is askin itsel some tricky questions. This has been fuelled in par
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
hinnermaist decision on whit questions will be pitten intae the 2011
Complouteration on the final questions will cairry on richt up tae t
diagram ablow, yin o the test questions is aboot languages an Scots i
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Their bonus questions followed,
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he could mark aw’ the same questions thegithir. They read thus, �
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ir marks wid call oot tae ask questions. “Here’s your” tae yin
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
eith.’ Ithers speirt siccan questions as ‘What wey should we care
Animalism. The maist glaikit questions o aa wis speirt by Mollie, th
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ou have to be ready to answer questions,” sayed the Tibetan. “Do
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
d the inlat tae wershly speir questions at her, tae she made her excu
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
The USA? These are difficult questions, that needs tae be debatit ho
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
��s election haes raised mair questions nor it haes answert.
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e keek at First Meinisters’ Questions can tell ye, so we can mak in
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
he audience is gied cairds wi questions tae speir tae McFarlane, as s
ncouraged tae speir their ain questions, giein mair engagement an dis
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
British government a wheen o questions anent whit they haed duin in
uirements o the chairter. The questions anent Scots an Gaelic wis dev
airter, the wis juist twintie questions tae be answered an wi twa o t
Oot o thae aichteen questions, the S.E. answered three, nin
t haed naethin tae dae wi the questions bein speirt. E'en ane o the t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
e Office a nummer o important questions anent the formulation an cair
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
I would rather ask questions which produce information on
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Or huv them ask him questions
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
p. Mind ye ah kept askin them questions so they didnae git the chance

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
paragraph kythes some kittle questions o what I mean by ‘Scots’.
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
one, was asked a few personal questions that a willnae share here, an
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
’Why are you here?’’ he questions me.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
�Firstly, let me ask you some questions about your symptoms?’’
series ae standard procedure questions.
eed to ask you some lifestyle questions’’ he tells me as he readi
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
erados some general knowledge questions. The hing ah like aboot quiz
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
busy askin massel a series ae questions that ah cannae quite answer.
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@alistairdunn tweeted
jerseys. Board must be asked questions tae, nae manager after sackin(2017) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
e show, the Swiss weans asked questions about the instruments & Scots(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
@nowthisnews Ah huv questions. Niver mind why, hou did they(2020) search twitter
ntist tae caa me back wi mair questions(!) Why dae they mak is sae di(2020) search twitter
ned Ah'd a'ready answered the questions he wis askin me tae his nurse(2020) search twitter
If she refuses tae answer the questions, Ah cin anely conclude the wo(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
exts, wi audio an accompanyin questions, oan https://t.co/ig11YnU7v9 (2020) twitter link
ad oot and then ye can answer questions tae assess yer understandin. (2019) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
onder if Forres Gump will tak questions oan this oan his Facebook com(2021) search twitter
e, there WILL be plenty legit questions fae fowk wha want answers tae(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
now - especially as all the questions she takes are virtually from (2020) twitter link
back to the enquiry for more questions - n if its anything like the (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
jist kept askin the same lame questions: Foo is school gan? Are ye da on page 59

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
blue loon spiert Blair a few questions - dae ye hae a clubcaird? Da on page 73

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
therin. Should aa say summin? Questions flap aroon ma heid lik feart on page 99

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
p ye louse her aff, a thoosen questions, a wis ass keen. Bit mair off on page 1

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Sic questions rustle through her heid on page 18

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
askin mair intense questions, on page 37

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
afore she gits here, Ah'v twa questions fir ye." on page 26

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"A hev answered three questions, an at is enough," on page 47
t at any rate he micht answer questions.-How am A till get in?" she r on page 55
encouraged till ask any more questions aboot id: so she turned till on page 93

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
hid tae unswer three or fower questions in the neist twa ooers. on page 85
that there wid be een or twa questions on the ither side mair tae hi on page 86

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
�An ye’ve tae answer aa the questions she speirs o ye, like a fine
ae adult hid iver speired him questions like thon afore. It wis a fee
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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
they dinnae cover fir aa the questions folk ask. Sitch rhymes as the
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Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
in case we ask ony difficult questions aboot Erchie's glorious milit
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
looer. She asked him a puckle questions an, the twa o them seemed tae
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
unease is perpetuatit by the questions that remain unanswered.
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
weel wiz that if ye didna ask questions ye didna get a row so very qu
ony details aboot the type o questions I'd speir but let's say they
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
his broo an speired dizzens o questions aboot it. He even fessed ithe
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
should hae TB. Aifter a lot o questions I’d eventually tae own up t
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@cligeey tweeted
n interview nae used to being questions or being contered??????(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
terestin panel. If ye’ve ony questions ye’d like tae speir at the p(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
. A use it wi bairns alang wi questions ?? (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
heu wisna comfortable wae the questions, on page 22

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ask me no questions, Al tael yu no lies on page 83

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
as political interviews (both questions and answers), hard news repor
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Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
tivir wye ye want and git yir questions oot there if ye hiv iny. Reev

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
dim dey started ta aks Jesus questions, hoopin dat he wid condemn hi on page 147
an wis aye winderin an aksin questions aboot aathing. Somewye or ani on page 155

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
urnin staetments intae yis/no-questions on page 45
ative pronouns is øsed ithin questions whin da entity isna kent, as on page 60
dder kinds o utterances, laek questions an comaands, is on page 82
7.4 Questions in Shaetlan on page 89
7.4.1 Polar questions in Shaetlan on page 90
Also on pages 91, 92, 93
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Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
d; I tried askin a few peerie questions. I even tried knappin tae da
ed me ontae da boat, aksin me questions aboot a fishin trip I haed se
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
nds tae turn dem intil yis/no questions. Da idea is d'ir a wye tae ax

Southern

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Tha Sadducees' questions answert on page 104
ae he axt Jesus a hale lock o questions, but Jesus niver sayed a wurd on page 109

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Whut's the point o aa these questions ye'll be sayin tae yersel. on page 18

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@MarkThompStuff tweeted
tPoet One of my da’s classic questions is “hae ye iver seen a green(2020) search twitter