A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

scratch Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 15.4 19.6 49.7 11.6 0 8.9
Number of occurrences5230 13 5 2 0 2
Number of authors38 20 11 4 1 2

Occurrences of scratch in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
"Mine? Nah .... just a scratch fuck' on page 29

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
wis a fulm, thurd be a record scratch and the music wid stop and ev on page 1

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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
early like Jock wis tryin tae scratch at his beard. But this cuidna on page 93

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an she kept tellin him no tae scratch them. on page 134

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
en ma readin aloud wis up tae scratch. on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
giein yin o his oxters a guid scratch when Hercules arrived. "Young on page 22

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
iz a huge toolshed built, fae scratch in yin garden going so upward
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
t’s heid then gie it a guid scratch.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Altho A micht hae a wee scratch noo an then,
They winnae scratch or fyle yer rugs.
Cuff them, or gently scratch their lugs -
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
seem tae be stairtin aff fae scratch.
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rough that windae, it’ll no scratch the surface.’ he sais, back
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
. . . like, keeps them up tae scratch?’
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
nd Hardy films and starts tae scratch his ear wi his left haund. Th
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Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
An' on him no a scratch at a'
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
Scratch, scratch, scratch.
Scratch, scratch, scratch.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Ane wee scratch,” he sayed, liftin up his s
kent fu weill that it wis nae scratch that had tane him til Iqbal.
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
cotton wool tae press oan the scratch that’s bleedin ever sae sli
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t Bruce seems content enough. Scratch that, he’s actually glowin
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@gordimhor1 tweeted
@natashadevan Scratch my heid, sigh, Tweet(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
cythed below the knee. A mere scratch!(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
that it disnae even start tae scratch the surface of her infamy. In (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
are. Mam made aa wir maet fae scratch: rhubarb an aipple crummlie, on page 87

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Do we hae tae scratch wir heids an admit we're stuc on page 102
Fred said Doc it's jist a wee scratch on page 163

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
face, but they nivver left a scratch on Gavin. He wis deid lang af on page 14

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wye he hid twa black een an a scratch
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the monkey. Ye thocht it wid scratch an bite ye. Bit the mannie wi
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Just a little scratch!
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r guts fin she saw the bloody scratch marks faar her neebour hid tr
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
ckeyblue1 Aye. All cooked fae scratch. Tastes better than it looks,(2019) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
plook, send 'e boys roon tae scratch ma dock wid 'ye?(2015) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
at an knowledge wiznae up tae scratch we fit ye boyz normally dee. (2020) search twitter
Statto loon better be up tae scratch. https://t.co/AodsMEgh6O(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
uy a nip, I found een o'those scratch cards & won a fiver so lucky (2017) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Tae scratch id's aukward itchy bits, as h on page 77

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
isfaction in deuan things fae scratch. on page 44

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hens scratch aboot the feet on page 10

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
scratch across graph paper rolls. on page 10

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
fit oot wan Lamborghini. Ivry scratch or mosquito bite haes tae be
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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
y's #walkies. If dis pic wis "scratch n listen" you'd hear wind, li(2020) search twitter
o my dad's side cam afore me. Scratch and listen - wind and sea, P(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
She wud watch Maisie an Lily scratch oot yin anither's een wi ilka on page 28

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BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
stole their patter But dinnae scratch your heids, my pals, and dinn
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