A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of clever in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
"You need to be clever with situations like this. Wh on page 21
ybody bar him. We need tae be clever. Get the phone back an mibbe on page 23

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Yer clever laddie's went and done. on page 13
'A Giant wi a clever neb!' on page 17
Pigs are sonsie. Pigs are clever. on page 41

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Spewin oot clever lyrics an ti hell on page 4
cool, calm, an clever. on page 44

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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
h tae tell the plan wis baith clever an practical, een tho it mean on page 85

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
id. Aye, said ma da, He wis a clever boy at school - but be waste on page 169

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Ay, c'mon noo, dinna be clever. This wan we are in. on page 131

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e big school. Mammy says ah'm clever, but ah've always been averag on page 26
'Well done, clever clogs.' on page 50

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and said that it wis an Awfie Clever pup-pup-pup Clever pup-pup Pl on page 133

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
wi his next ploy. He wis ower clever by hauf tae get huckled by th on page 159

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Then: "Willie, you're the clever one on page 54

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
cha's a shairp and clever cookie on page 3

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
s an she said that if we were clever an managed it aa we wid get a on page 120

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
faushioned this. Raither the clever mither buird had uised whit w on page 18

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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
f the everyday' and Bell is a clever an skilled scriever, gey able on page 87

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
s the brawest teachers. These clever dominies learned him the best on page 2
"Think ye're clever, eh? Well, ye're no," said th on page 13

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
it's been made. Yon is awfie clever! It looks like a real bird!" on page 86

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ir meant ti think it braw an clever lyke the Emperor's claes. Tho
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e barbecue wi his “Tu’s a clever doaggie, tu is, tu kens every
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
d we signalled in Morse Code, clever eh? They responded as well so
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
ndition o a strang, fearless, clever wumman livin in pre-enlighten
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
tae huv". She haes created a clever mellin o paint an words that'
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nefit fur Christsake. No very clever ur ye? Gien money tae folk th
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
She’s a clever hing, ah’ll gie hur that, b
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
egged oor faither tae let the clever stranger stey.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ng Quaich for her schuil wi a clever wee poem cried "Rabbie Burns
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Oh, they are getting very clever, these devils,” sayed the T
�Dis thoo think thoo’s that clever?” He wis stickin his face i
that thoo appreciates whitna clever lassie wir Derry is, bit thoo
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
airacters an kintra tae life. Clever yaise o colour brings oot a d
ty an violent story. It’s a clever yaise o Scots an brings thige
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ire, a weaver’s son, he wis clever enoch tae huv the local gentr

@OliphantWullie tweeted
, too stupid. Better let REAL clever folk run oor country!!! That' (2022) twitter link
rvive on oor ain? We need the clever folk doon south tae run oor k (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
at the same time gorgeous? Ya clever lassie ?? get that coffee doo (2022) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ale o Glaesga. She wis a real clever quine, an Ellen, I ken, took on page 57

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
What made ee so awfully clever?" on page 47
at is: id wis e first really clever thing e King hed sade at day. on page 115

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ma clever chuckens hiv laid me a #choco(2019) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
performance. Don't try tae be clever, just put oot yer best team a(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
Still, a clever man, you aye can tell on page 39

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wir son is aafal clever. He's a writer in Dundee. on page 10
I thowt God wis a clever man bit, I doot, he's been ge on page 60
i proved tae be quite clever and cam oot wi a degree. on page 68

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
No metter hoo clever. on page 4

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

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
he wis laekly richt, he’s a clever peerie trow.
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
t plan. Whin dey realised foo clever der cat wis, dey doobled up l
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Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ma experiences, they seemed “clever” by their standards but tae (2020) search twitter

Ulster