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Use in varieties of Scots

tonight Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 19.5 18.1 29.8 34.9 31 0
Number of occurrences6238 12 3 6 3 0
Number of authors33 16 7 3 4 3

Occurrences of tonight in Corpus

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Central

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
'if I had known tonight what I did see, on page 52

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
a funny guy! Are you reading tonight?" on page 50

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Tonight's the night ae the Stramash c on page 159

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ush aff how ah'm treated, but tonight they've gone a step too far, on page 5
'You look lovely tonight,' David says tae Cathy, smili on page 6
's why, when Mum phoned me up tonight tae say the police wur in oor on page 27
chers oan Facebook before bed tonight. Someone ah didnae recognise on page 37
an wait oan ma weans visitin. Tonight's Cathy's turn. on page 76

5 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ts in fear of further attacks tonight.’
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
These fowk here tonight annoy the life oot o me: Fat
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
t ye was goan out wi’ Clair tonight, Ah sais, tossing ma jacket o
t ye was goan out wi’ Lorna tonight, he sais right back. Fair eno
ugh, so we both got shut doan tonight.
lized a wisnae gonna get laid tonight. Ma thoughts are oan who else
s elsewhere. Ye were stood up tonight too, ye ken. Ah reached over
6 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ust promised tae make the tea tonight. The next 3 hrs will be me go(2020) search twitter

@gordimhor1 tweeted
iscuits So sorry to miss this tonight, I'll be busy poking ma een w(2018) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
son_shona who will be singing tonight! Shona/Iona. Baith singers. B(2020) search twitter
raw wee bit on the North East tonight!(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
@ShaneFilan Guid luck fir tonight Shane! #MySideOfLife is AWESO(2014) search twitter
hristinabrigg Well done guys! Tonight I'm 1. Walking tae aqua-aerob(2015) search twitter
k you! Working on my achedule tonight so will email you 2mor tae bo(2015) search twitter
@GethincJones Guid luck fir tonight's Dancin wi the Stars. Hugggg(2015) search twitter
@antanddec Fabby show tonight! Just wonderin though if you'(2015) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@fourmenterian tweeted
y! There'll be wrath in Raith tonight #ScotRiots(2015) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ikkin aboot Scots on Scotland Tonight on STV the noo.(2016) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
y66 I gave in and put mine on tonight. I've another chesty cough st (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ody will be askin Dougie Ross tonight oan his wee 'Facebook phone i(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
hCup best wishes tae the rose tonight guys - defo earned the right (2021) twitter link
r all ecstatic and wont sleep tonight - its truly awesome - fgs l (2021) twitter link
UFC @damoA8375 put them 2 bed tonight lads - awe the best (2021) twitter link
od luck to anas in the debate tonight and lets get behind our new l (2021) twitter link
ttishCup @HawickRAU good luck tonight guys - big game - mon the p (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an altered consciousness. And tonight," she smiled serenely, "I ask on page 60

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
I shut shop early," he said. "Tonight I sit with you." on page 15

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
oldiers goin out on a mission tonight, but the officer in charge wi
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
few of us will be doing this tonight!(2014) search twitter
le i' presents under yer tree tonight http://t.co/YmyGkYNT1F http:/(2014) search twitter
It’s nae caul tonight quine ah’ve gien ye a het sa(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
is afternoon and then Maitlis tonight on #Newsnight tries to explai (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Joe Lewis wisna that busy tonight(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
r: Finale of once upon a time tonight:-(!”. Bex's jist been n stoc(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
song getting its first airing tonight! #Aberdeen(2017) search twitter
Some cheeky bugger in the pub tonight whilst I wis deen ma daily cr(2017) search twitter
ell is yon ediot aff o' North Tonight wearing the nicht on the Tele(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Comfortingly close tonight. on page 26

1 matches

Hall, Anja Poosack, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Tonight I hiv a clever ploy -
1 matches

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
ot tae defrost the haggis fer tonight eh which is aboot ma level o (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
voice, "I'm booked to go away tonight, but I get the strangest feel on page 55

2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
finally seeing Trainspotting2 tonight. Brill! #100happydays https:/(2017) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
up at The Stand in Edinburgh tonight! Come du!(2018) search twitter
Will be reading at this TONIGHT! Come du, come du! https://t.(2018) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
#PS4. #HorizonZeroDawn for me tonight #FirstMissedDnDSessionEver (2019) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
ing in eet. No doing anything tonight.gane ti heed ti the gym the m(2012) search twitter

@projecthawick tweeted
Scocha playing at Hampden tonight ???????????????? https://t.co(2018) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
when I went to get dinner for tonight ?? (2022) twitter link