almost | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 35.9 | 43.7 | 34.7 | 19.9 | 11.6 | 31 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 115 | 85 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 46 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Tam wis fair chuffed. It wis almost mair satisfyin tae beat God i on page 50
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ns n a squad ae theirs. Taz's almost at us noo, pantin like an eld on page 17
he Friday Feelin, a force wae almost supernatural powers. It's obv on page 23
Taz is lookin nervous n it's almost infectious. on page 29
ma Friday Feelin ~a force wae almost supernatural powers. Me, Broo on page 36
comin the other way. That wid almost certainly be Danny n that. We on page 45
Also on pages 52
7 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A degree, so audacious, it's almost collegiate - on page 48
It's almost like, and hear me oot, cause on page 63
2 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Before we shrivel up and sink almost, on page 30
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae be takin maire caution. It almost seems as if he's goat a plan on page 25
tae realise that Justine wis almost like family tae me. Christ, a on page 62
up such a gid fight, mate. Ah almost feel bad aboot winnin." on page 81
hud become a distant memory. Almost made it feel as if they were on page 87
ean there, Aldo?" Craig asks, almost pleadin. on page 106
Also on pages 121, 131, 140, 147, 156, 162, 165, 167, 176, 179, 180, 198
18 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
body wid notice him. Ye could almost hear him cry, 'Here ah'm ur, on page 53
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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
Till't almost rave my head. on page 115
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Baby's head is almost born!' the doactor says. on page xx
Little does Maw know, we almost hudnae turned up - fur all s on page 1
Granny sighs. Almost two decades o friendship huv on page 27
dogs over the past few years."Almost every ooclet in the shoppin c on page 30
n carriages. She said she hud almost jumped oot o hur skin when it on page 32
Also on pages 33, 40, 43, 87
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
o spik the Doric. We suddenly almost had tae learn a new language,
1 matches
Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
any emotion. Joy. Energy. It almost felt mechanical. Robotic. Con
1 matches
Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
f a wiz pure terrified ae ir, almost like a wiz in an abusive rela
1 matches
Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
ged neatly roon aboot. It’s almost as though thi room is split i
nt. A suppose we are actually almost the opposites o each other.
2 matches
Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s and the Northern Isles) are almost all found likewise in the dia
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he traffic lights ur clouded, almost impenetrably, by condensation
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wake in a sweat and almost shite masel. The heater’s o
Almost as soon as ah hit send, ah co
rt scrollin. Dog photoies are almost always the answer.
3 matches
Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
thrie mile the vultures were almost directly abune him. The air w
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
cent, her self- righteousness almost meltin’ the snaw as she pas
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
fter Shave, disaster followed almost immediately! As he passed the
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he buggers aff! This happened almost every day!
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
corrected went tae the right, almost intae me, A caught her again
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
has brought her up - she’s almost like a member of the family,
1 matches
Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
llin Jim’s nostrils who wis almost seek efter one whiff. Even Ca
1 matches
Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Jeezo its almost Christmas time, that's geing
1 matches
Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
€˜can-do’approach shared by almost everyone active in Scotland t
1 matches
grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ma baws swollen an’ ah felt almost hypersensitive. Ah ken I coul
ands. His hands are giant, ah almost cannae believe, they cover ma
2 matches
Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
oth. Funny how sae simple and almost hard - - almost cruel - - ay
hard - - almost cruel - - ay mooth can git sa
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
nd a different way a daein it almost by accident. Ah’d drawn a l
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
aw ae a sudden he’s drivin, almost at ease. Fur a scrawny wee gi
‘’Marvin’’ he says, almost at whisper.
lem, big man’’ he gushes, almost droappin tae his knees. ‘â€
3 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n his shoart life that it wid almost be criminal tae inform him ae
n in a wheelchair and who’s almost certainly fast approachin her
table the laptop sits and is almost eggin me oan fur a square go.
3 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e than a rabbit’s hutch. It almost makes the risk ae dyin, a pun
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in, Dougie’’ ah tell him, almost at a whisper.
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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
that almost onybody can hiv their five mi on page 23
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
her feet, they seemed till be almost oot o sicht, they were gettan on page 15
e when A got up iss mornin? A almost think A can mind feelan a pee on page 18
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
sleepin nannies in the park, almost onywhere. An there were other on page 118
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s Clushet fae Faaldydykes? He almost moaned oot loud but rallied h
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ig angry lookin cat wi one ee almost comin throwe the windae at hi
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
grey. She soon found twa that almost fitted but an hour o the need
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
h een o the windaes. Paul hid almost nae time tae react. Afore he
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ll of the earth in your face, almost you'd cry for that, the beaut
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a year, ye’ll be paying oot almost £200 mair or, to pit it anot
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