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Use in varieties of Scots

touched Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.4 23.7 26.9 39.7 17.4 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences7647 18 4 3 1 3
Number of authors44 26 8 3 3 1 3

Occurrences of touched in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ss crept in at the windae and touched the canvases set against the on page 11

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Hips got leant intae, elbows touched as ye' jostled for space tae on page 76

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
He lauched, touched the raip, an gart the pulley on page 80

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hairt attack when Mr. MacNeil touched the dominie's desk drawer but on page 39

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ates naethin in the hoose wis touched. A resolution wis agreed by t on page 6

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ot that Mario cunt really hus touched her. Then ah'll no hink twice on page 66
ct that so far they've barely touched the edges. Even the wey Bruce on page 175

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Ah've no touched the mingin stuff?" Mr Wormwid on page 27
' 'Weel, Miss Honey, ah never touched it. Ah never gaed near it.' on page 165
o way. She felt as if she had touched somethin that wis ayont this on page 219

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ie, ah swear ah felt as if ah touched the cunt's brain. on page 76

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae them used tae like watchin Touched by an Angel an aw the weepy p on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
h cauld! Awthin that Chairlie touched seemed tae be made oot o ice, on page 45
at! Ma chocolate shouldnae be touched by human haun!' on page 83
airlie raxed oot his haun and touched the screen, and suddently, mi on page 147

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
wa-three brief moments he had touched wi the nebs o his ain fingers on page 104

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
many sherries, but she hudnae touched a drop. on page 26

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
your deein breith she touched at last - on page 35

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
bell that tinkelt gin onybody touched it. Twa hunner gairdeners kep on page 95
oin doon til his neb nearhaun touched his taes. on page 96

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Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Januar 19th, 2009, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
An aw o us are touched
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ert a dunt: A dinna think A'v touched anither leevin sowel in years
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
People thought that the Cloud touched the Earth, and Came down with
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
touched. Jist tea? That’ll no dae t
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
It touched ma hert, this piteous plea.
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
tongue that had “touched the hert" o coontless million
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
cht here in the back, hairdly touched? Let me no owerstate the case
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Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
r did she steer. Syne Ísabel touched the cauld fleesh an the een o
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ike this when his feet hudnae touched dry land in weeks.
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
e yella o the oilseed rape. I touched it efter I got up and felt th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Thae consaits wis touched on bi EU Commissioner, Vivian
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
or fae the Pandit’s feet an touched it tae thair broos.
ce. Efter a while, the Pandit touched her heid an sayed he wad come
h. Beatrice streitched oot an touched the seed-heids o a tall bulwa
problem. This sense - ” He touched his chin, covert wi tiny pits
, ye licht up ... here.” He touched his ain harnpan.
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
e same. Ah’m achin’ to be touched.
ayin’ Rents? Ye need tae be touched?
e this, Rents, yer nips being touched. Ye dinnae shut up about it.
d ye could come withoot being touched, did ye nae? Ah glare at him
at ah kin come wi’out being touched, ah need yin touch, jist yin
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Huv ye even touched yir gless?”
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@billykayscot tweeted
HossMackintosh @joao_kay Very touched, Hoss. Whit wice weans ye hae(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
est pal wis pregnant Ah niver touched her bump wance. It didnae cro(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n doon it the ither Fobie. He touched a han te the shimmerin silver on page 78
irry aboot gettin er pintwirk touched up." on page 85

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a te greet. She leent ower an touched Morrice's ee as he faistened on page 18
an curlin it the edges as if touched bi the han o death itsel. on page 78

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
An Jesus raxed oot his han an touched him an said, "Fairly att, be on page 16
an." Jesus raxed oot his han, touched him an said, "Fairly att, be on page 87
s stappit. An Jesus said, "Fa touched ma?" Naebody owned up an Stee on page 94

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
by him (he could hae touched it). Yon twa foxes met an the
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
-grown quine, faith she niver touched her ava, if she could help it
irish, their ain wee airt nae touched bi scythe or plooshare, a roc
d ower the side o the kist an touched his broo wi her lips, bit she
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
l or chimney on the thing wis touched. The city toff duly agreed an
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
clenched teeth as his fingers touched the wound. Thank fuck his pud
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
i' Harlaw Academy teachers fa touched sae mony hearts an helpit sae(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
wk in Aberdeen, only to those touched by the toxic culture witnesse (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
fell foul o a bonxie when he touched doon at the Galt. on page 56
ockan Till the fingers o dawn touched the sky. on page 66

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
touched silent bae the shadow on page 6

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
e remainan that is yet tae be touched by this benevolent and benefi
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
r da past five years, ah'm no touched a drink in dat time, an I niv on page 58

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Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Dat last rummlt stane I touched o wir daek,
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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
d's finger. Bit as soon as he touched da ring, it glowed an eerie b
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Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
wisna hearin a word I spak. I touched her broo. It wis that cauld I
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Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah hadnae touched it tae then. on page 13

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
they visit, they want tar bae touched bae the yairns o' on page 63

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Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
saft pastry an the sweetness touched ur lips
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