A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

carry Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 15.9 13.6 19.9 5.8 20.7 13.3
Number of occurrences4831 9 2 1 2 3
Number of authors34 18 8 2 1 2 3

Occurrences of carry in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ry day man - fuck that fur a carry oan. It's no fur me. on page 59

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
ge, they will If no', they'll carry oan as iver. on page

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
there's them that still carry yer name; on page 21

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ssus Auldhill tae the Cash 'N Carry fur supplies fur the school d on page 34
that wur staunin ootside wi a carry oot startet singin, on page 69
, Allowin that wee lassie tae carry on the way she does - the tw on page 76
dnae sell the young team thir carry oot; it wis awright fur ma da on page 99
ir ma an Iain an the way they carry on ah'm surprised you'd dae s on page 169

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
I mind how Bryce uised tae carry on back in primary schuil. on page 7

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'It's a carry-on,' she continued. 'Ye're ji on page 5

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
he aniline acceptable Ong tae carry yer gym kit in, and ah make s on page 40

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
uv been a richtstrong man tae carry his cross. on page 114

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
led in us a love of dancing I carry with me still. We were taught on page 120

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
to carry Commissione on page 47

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ctive in persuading those who carry the attributes of these world on page 56

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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
n da disnae mean you need tae carry on the tradition. Whit yi tal
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e tae my bed? If you seen the carry on that’s goin on in my bed
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
he wrangs ah wis taucht still carry. Unlearnin those wrangs taks
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
eel wet, and Lugs is hard tae carry coz he’s heavy fae the weig
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
somehoo she convinced me tae carry on up theym stairs.
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@bhp1905 I carry one, but we’re talking aw da(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
ed as bein Scottish a usually carry umbrella awe time! x(2014) search twitter
3 Why yi should ALWAYS ALWAYS carry heidphones tae plug intae yir(2014) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
tesco wae nae mask, buying a carry oot for their hoose parties. (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
at dobbies gairden centre n a carry oot as a viable alternative l (2021) twitter link
os - the hype hopefully will carry the lads through as its a big (2020) twitter link
@cathedral_sport carry oan regardless thats ma motto (2021) twitter link
lburgh @McBookie tbh all this carry on with football up here coul (2021) twitter link
dalkeith efter if ees need a carry oot n will b cruisin roond th (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
feish, eit Ronalt hid an awfa carry on getting eit shut richt, ei on page 26

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
be quite absurd for her till carry id any further. on page 60

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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will giv
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e her and said tae Jessie, “Carry on, Jessie, fit were ye gan t
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
s the Doric for Keep Calm and carry on – wouldn’t that look bet(2014) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
eted whilst the real villains carry on. Regardless of who he is N (2022) twitter link
s for me is oor inability tae carry the ball fae defence intae th (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ng in @SoulAberdeen . Aw that carry awn aboot covid19 has blawn o(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
oricPhrases Ah't soonded mair Carry on Doctor than it wiz mint te(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I'll carry a secret in me heart on page 130

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Hume, Caroline Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Haev in a puckle o drukken carry-ons on page 126

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
hed decided at dey wid jöst carry on wi da twa families sharing
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Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
gh the mud and creates a huge carry on dini even show there face (2019) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
in it and I've been asked to carry yon torch @handsupfortrad @Ul(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Carry ain on page 43

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Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
he big watter turned nixt die carry, the lade begun, cut wae spad
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@OrangRuth tweeted
ger He needs a Leeds shirt to carry aff the Billy look and nat as(2018) search twitter

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