A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

after Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words114.4 156.3 46.4 9.9 58.1 175 17.7
Number of occurrences354294 29 1 10 16 4
Number of authors85 54 19 1 4 6 1

Occurrences of after in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
-year measures: the first job after school, the first on page 18

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Well, you've been lusting after this Huey guy the whole time on page 4
'I had a wee drink with him after the show.' on page 16
After pluggin in some details an ta on page 19

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
omes stoatin back wae the bag after a minute. There's that wee mo on page 13
last swig oot his bottle but after he drinks it he stuffs it bac on page 17
few heads start sprintin doon after them but they're long gone. T on page 21
own freely. A tidy is a tidy, after aw - regardless ae wit schem on page 23
Azzy, ya wee dick! Wait n see after school! Yir dead, wee man! A' on page 28
Also on pages 33, 37, 38, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 51
16 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
After exactly thirty meenits, Mr. M on page 42

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
heir saicont son John - caad after her faither - wis born that on page 71

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Years after her death I met in Tweeddale on page 55
h your pint and your backpack after the Friday hike, on page 57
-Glass Rock. Friends: for our after-kin on page 63

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
shoes, cause fur a whole week after she bought them, ma sister wo on page 12
y, fifty an a hunner lengths. After we come oot the water, the te on page 14
an. Whit we did wis we pit Ug after aw the words that startet wi on page 17
Well, says Harpreet, After you left, Christopher Rice go on page 18
t there fur aboot ten minutes after she'd finished no knowin whit on page 20
Also on pages 26, 35, 40, 46, 47, 58, 59, 61, , 66, 67, 68, 73, 79, 81, 82, 95, 96, 100, 105, 109, 113, 115, 119, 120, 127, 129, 132, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 145, 148, 149, 150, 153, 154, 156, 159, 162, 169
95 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
e be unnerstood nor 'sometime after six'. on page 36

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ed tae really enjoy themsels. After the performance the Unicorn B on page 100

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
fectly straight pearly whites after years o braces. 'Thanks, Aunt on page 7
rowman 'a waste o a guid man' after discoverin he wis gay. on page 26
high school that Kate wis gay after she got a fail o a pixie cut. on page 28
got too old and Mum too sick. After that, they wur anchored me th on page 30
and he'd snatched that back after five minutes. Mum and Dad joi on page 31
Also on pages 36, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92
15 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
says the publican. There hes, after aa, been a peculiarly protrac on page 72

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Young girl taken into custody after an incident in Renfield Stree on page 113

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
8th c. but prob. made popular after Burns’, quotin Ramsay and t
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
bout their big fuckin barney after. So there’s the first Evan,
lifying needless vocabulary). After that bunch of jobs he simply
After a while, work whipped me aff
ted it aww liquidy a few days after.
4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
o tak tent that "onythin" an "after" is variants that in maist di
ire to tak oot the lirks. An' after supper-time, in comes Ecky Bl
2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
ian. Wit we did wis we pit Ug after aw the words that startet wi
Well, says Harpreet, After you left, Christopher Rice go
t there fur aboot ten minutes after she’d finished no knowin wi
3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
e didnae say anythin aboot it after that, he jist pointet at his
shoes, cause fur a whole week after she bought them, ma sister wo
wan mornin an this guy chased after us cause he’d fun wan shoe
y, fifty an a hunner lengths. After we come oot the water, the te
4 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
went in a pure bad mood wi me after that an said, Fine then Kirst
e the phone cause aw yi heard after that fur the next ten minutes
2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
fingernails wur still boggin. After we got aff the bus, Laura tur
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ha sensed, it wiz their duty after all – glug glug glug - the
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
iery light in the south-west, after the setting of the sun, and r
at fire from the heavens, and after that a sword in the air over
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
AFTER MY DEATH. Whan the soleecitor
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
After attempting to explain wit had
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
EDEN AND AFTER
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
the faimly while's he'd speir after her bairns and a her freens a
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
olleagues, as ma faimily, yin after anither, speak as if we wis a
ly spake Scots tae each ither after ah admitted ah felt a bit hes
2 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
erse ma self in the game. Cos after aw, ma teachers knew ah could
less as when ma maw cleans up after tea!
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rn English, whether before or after their appearance in Scots.6
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ty o Scots arrived in Jamaica after the Darien debacle an post 17
icles in Scots aboot anythin, after all, we use it tae talk aboot
2 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Hae ye mind, jist after we were mairried, ye brocht m
ountry, wi' the weans looking after us till we got auld and grey.
2 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
your psychological condition after the coma.”
rom an office in Canary Wharf after worker displays symptoms of c
reme. It’s civil liberties, after all, but something similar.
mental. I can drop stuff off after work.”
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rinning, jinking, an jowking after the bonny lads!"
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
hink it was worth the effort. After aw they roads, signposts, and
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
eam, or confront hum or whit. After whit seemed an age ah pit ma
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Peace? That’s wit am after. Paradin’ up n doon ma bedr
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
layed Tonga juist a few weeks after. Ah couldna bear it.
nners o’ fowk hud joined up after the event – c’moan fowk,
2 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ng up some o’ their bluster after all.
been his whale life’s goal after all. We may dream big but he
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Please, after you, Pandit-ji,” sayed the
an. “There will be shock - after all, people she knows were on
to maintain a rational basis after all this time.”
nt body did the like, an suin after, a third fuit wis heard. This
The man turnt tae Rongye. “After you’ve kept the ID appointm
13 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
After tripping up oer a tree root a
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
for Scots speakers tae ettle after thair political voice.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
After correctly identifying Rob Fai
t ye think o the English now, after ye hae been sae lang amang th
2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
‘Fur after,’ he muttered, an resumed h
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
tland. Ah cannae believe that after goan oan three dates wi’ Lo
After trudging up the stairs ah com
een a dozen times, especially after ah realized a wisnae gonna ge
3 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
cared the shit outta me when, after we pulled apart, he opened eh
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
ppin’ wet when he came back after the dook he got when they rol
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
’ the miners liked a tipple after a hard days’ work, and whae
tarted. It wis aboot two year after mither left, and a wis pushin
aster, kept me back till well after the bell had went then drove
3 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
e room a couple of month ago, after ma mammy’d bought me this o
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
liam are calling her Margaret after her Grandmother Towers. Isn
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
shoes thought cannae believe after all these years I still wear (2020) search twitter
n't help us but it's possible after a few years they will, it dep(2020) search twitter
seen you sweating yer ass off after working oot and cycling, its (2020) search twitter
ody will ever be eating that, after reading this ?? ?? ??(2020) search twitter
the pubs open? About 12 hours after that.... ??(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
two wins papered over cracks. After spendin millions in the summe(2017) search twitter
males disappoint me at times, after trying stuff oan, 'al need ta(2014) search twitter
ayer that played four minutes after getting pumped 6-1, only team(2014) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
nd a bit bread dipped in lard after a fry up. Only memories now t(2020) search twitter
Day aff after a few days missionary work in(2020) search twitter
I’m very fond of yis stage, after I’ve swallied the next one, (2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
joy their day mate.. You look after yersel', and keep safe... ?? (2022) twitter link
ae a wee bit normality again, after the festive season.. I'm happ (2023) twitter link
'll be 3 sheets tae the wind, after ye've had one... ???? (2022) twitter link
So, can I ask ye aw' tae look after yersel's, and ma long range w (2022) twitter link
oblems afore ye ask.. :) Look after yersel's, and keep safe oot t (2023) twitter link

@jack_capener tweeted
ae wipe the smile off my face after watching this ??(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
w days rest, as well deserved after being so busy! xxx??(2014) search twitter
in Scotland.Richt will DM you after putting monies across! Hope t(2015) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
9 midwife visits to the house after she was born, all but one the(2019) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
of Us jacking the bridge down after the speed build and the gaffe(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
eatWorrier @AileenMcHarg Well after big birther ye cud a full wee(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
ing to Vietnam til the summer after next tae save up a bit mer fo (2018) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
After Botham and Mone’s elevation,(2020) search twitter
verything has to be ramped up after Covid. The mim mou’d need to(2020) search twitter
quiliser from an elephant gun after that match #SCOISR Mindin tae(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
me till the end of the year, after the "good guys" gerrymanderin (2022) twitter link
ay platform in SE England and after the 4th train in a row was ca (2022) twitter link
ry pleased tae announce that, after some arm-wrestling he claims (2022) twitter link
Feeling sightly down after today's result at HR, I've be (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
y'll be sound asleep not long after I take them back home to thei (2022) twitter link
sure there will be an EU left after the EU Top Dogs have made Eur (2022) twitter link
@paul_g_mclaugh And yet, year after year, there is truck load aft (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
at me speakin the Scots again after a lang absence cause a wis te (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e windae for the amateur game after there decision - hang your h (2020) twitter link
lled brian - was well looked after and by the unions too under t (2021) twitter link
acey - u did put the post up after all? (2021) twitter link
ottishFB its a sports complex after all - your free to come and (2020) twitter link
btw - i only gave my opinion after all - that i thought it was (2021) twitter link
and 38 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"Come ye after me and I will make you to bec on page 32

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ae warmly She named her lavvy after Darnley For he'd been boozin on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an he wis absolutely yoamin o after-shave. on page 47

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Lady Madonna or One After 909 on page 174

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
d with you. He's in the hall. After this, see to it that he visit on page 108

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
d. Our places are much sought after. We can afford to be choosy.
1 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
he village doctor to one side after the examination. "Hit me wi t
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
I am gaein to dee onywye, but after seein that, that thing, I wan
1 matches

Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
and they a lived happily ever after.
1 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
hid a wee clan o his chums go after James.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
warded EU Protected Status - After years of campaigning, the hum(2017) search twitter
ls: “I used to do shooting & after gutting/skinning hare was adv(2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
comfortable and being looked after. Virtual bosies fae this loon(2021) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
ght though. Yer nay a bad egg after aa. Spik an the beast will li(2020) search twitter
@GayleStephen2 After its been smashed in that many(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Dark money Dave elected after an extravagant campaign fae t(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
lovely hilltop pub which year-after-year the tourists never seem (2019) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@piersmorgan look after the pennies and the pounds'll(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
anage a song or twa before or after the gig in my pub doon the ha(2016) search twitter
er as could nae mind password after my hip operation!(2016) search twitter
the booze fer a few days now after a blast o'er the weekend. Ma (2016) search twitter
ar, mare say waking back hame after a few nips! Wid end up in the(2017) search twitter
barmaid needs tae sell kebabs after 10pm instead o’yon liver n s(2019) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
inburgh windier than my hoose after a bowl of #Sprouts. Take care(2015) search twitter
stuff! Ye'll hae a sair erse after that!(2015) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
he intention o going offshore after time was out. Never left my t(2020) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
sed Mr Rennie hasn't resigned after that election disaster...but (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
ove right there, and maerried after twathree days
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
retain them as evidence till after the trial. But please don't w on page 74

2 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
xt ta me an said “You’ll be after his job next” https://t.co/Q (2020) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
past, maybe not go sleep til after dawn. https://t.co/hFUCVa684f(2020) search twitter
bs and stretch oot da spaegie after a fab night thanks to @AnneSa(2018) search twitter
I feel peaceful and energised after a beach walk rather than enra(2020) search twitter
ned across dis peerie selkie. After a seamless welfare mission, i(2020) search twitter
Maalie at Sumburgh Head, just after 9 dis mornin. https://t.co/9E(2019) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
After much shouting in frustration (2019) twitter link

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
Kailyard and After on page 133

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an A’ve seen ‘um yonner, after styin himself atweesh the sid
l his ain haund, it the Snoot after hei wur dischairged frae the
he tyme, an fur monie ae yeir after, made littil or nae sense til
3 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
rife. Family nxt ti is get up after eating& drinking get up and l(2019) search twitter
Body still in bits after playing rugby at the weekend.(2012) search twitter

@officialAliRed tweeted
k-off the 2019 Common-Riding. After missing last year with a brok(2019) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
or morning dauner (not doner) after fruit and yoghurt brekky. Eat(2020) search twitter
s in Leamington Terr. Usually after a sesh in Bennett's then usua(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ing tae back hyme was ma aim! After travellin up and doon Isles. (2020) search twitter
father who passed away fae TB after ma mam was born and his wife (2020) search twitter
addie, playin fitba every day after school and wkds as weel. Load(2020) search twitter
face is smashed to the pieces after fallin forward... ????(2020) search twitter
a already took Netflix aff! After a learnt o their principles, (2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
toul Johnny Bellend thon joke after my world famous court appeara(2016) search twitter
outh out and scrub your hands after typin thon place(2017) search twitter
They'll Reyk the Old Vic after thon #ENGISL #EURO2016 #Engla(2016) search twitter