A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of onything in Corpus

Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ircle aw that would help. Bid onything that micht herm bide ootside on page 1

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
aboot Norrie's Law: Wis their onything he'd missed? on page 17
they'd juist stare at ye. Ask onything mair, they"d aiblins pit the on page 70

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
's how tae stap fowk expectin onything much fae ye. He's at the stag on page 15

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
t afore Doug had time tae say onything mair, they had arrived at a h on page 5
ndby tae wheech in an redd up onything that strayed aff the covers. on page 21

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
jective used for tae descrive onything sma, an rote bein a word for on page 12
, A can fair recommend readin onything in Scots that speaks tae ye. on page 57
wad strangly recommend forby, onything bi Anne Donovan, but in parte on page 58

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ke this, the'r nae plaesur in onything ony mair. on page 125

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nco deal attention to whether onything's on the wey, lookin aa round on page 72

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
elie. A nivver seemed tae dae onything richt. A tried but, ye see, A on page 118

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
an sic an obleegin sowl. Dae onything fir omb’dy. Ay, it wis an a
’s ain faut. She didnae hae onything wee an saft tae cuddle ony ma
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
hat in maist dialecks wad be "onything" an "efter":
disna condescend ower faur on onything, an on the tither it's no wha
Juist as the'r mibbie no onything wrang wi phonemic spellin, th
emic spellin, the'r mibbie no onything wrang wi spellin a wird diffe
d an lang-heidit, isna helpin onything.
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Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
lln't ye, son?" He never says onything but he wis as fair-heidit as
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ke this, the'r nae plaesur in onything ony mair.
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
aa that? “I’v never seen onything the like: the hair, the skin,
I be awae askin Elsie ar the onything I can dae? Leuk what happent
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
e things o the air, that haed onything tae dae wi Scotland, wis wrut
st instance for speirin intae onything oot the ordnar. But, as time
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
n tichter until we cannae see onything but whit's richt in front o u
Onything that threitens oor mithers an
stap uisin it tae talk aboot onything that maiters.
loun, for a while. Ah'd watch onything that haed him in it, except f
4 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
at obscures Wallace, is there onything mair than a ghaist left ye? W
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
�s sumthin aboot the stairt o onything, the promise o it, sae redole
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
nt roon tae see if she needed onything, but she acts as if ah'm no e
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
nar tae mak her claith unlike onything a mere mortal cud weave. Sae
r him, that wid be finer than onything in Greece. Sae Daedalus steye
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
lauchs. It wis aa weel abuin onything he’d ever daured howp.
lp ye,” says Mrs Linton, “onything ye’r wantin, onything bathe
ye’r wantin, onything batherin ye, juist lat us ken
3 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
g bease wis mair important as onything that could be duin for them t
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@FaetheRye tweeted
@BillyMcD1 Could they no fin onything tae fit! (2021) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
city but gin ye try tae find onything by the common, ye canna. NAE (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
e and absolutely naebody kens onything yer oan aboot.(2020) search twitter
lloway has tae dae something, ONYTHING, tae keep his profile up and (2020) search twitter
our MP has tae say something. Onything. Jist tae stay in the limelig(2020) search twitter
Knees @tartanroots Jist aboot onything by Merlle Haggard(2020) search twitter
@JacobiteJen Onything by Handel.(2020) search twitter

@MizLiot tweeted
grasp, but I didnae wance say onything aboot folk wanting tae commit (2021) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
because he didnae need to pey onything. Eence, he fell ower on his w on page 17

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Ah bet he widnae hink tae tak onything back fur me. Hinkin aboot mae on page 41
oon fur a fork. Tryin tae fin onything in amon the bourach o dirty p on page 42
ed an Da nivver seems tae dae onything but sleep fan he's nae at wir on page 44

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
d nae faith that they wid dee onything. At the time we thought we hi on page 58
chers noticed, they dinna say onything an oor parents jist kept aski on page 59

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e nicht, an that he didna hae onything tae eat in his flat. He wis f on page 72
ng leader. "Am no gan tae dee onything - but my da, Chief Inspector on page 74
"Och, dinna think onything o it. I canna staun fowk like on page 75

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
look for the truth He'd drink onything neat as lang's it wis weet on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ir damege tae thi boatie thin onything. Aifter aa that excitement, T on page 28

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
uld pit awa his gweedwife for onything ither nor fornication, maks h on page 12

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ert gin she haed been awaar o onything ooneeswal. Na, she haedna; bu on page 27

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
pit oot tae the recyclin; but onything 'at cam tae haan, it seemt. W on page 88

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
‘Apairt fae onything else, it was gweed tae hae ca
hing o staalkin or bobbies or onything tae the pynt.
les. Ay, an tell the minister onything he wints. The puir man says h
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
t. He hid niver heard it caad onything else. His mother emerged frae
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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
tape, an' I still didna hear onything till the last three words, wh
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Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
t fit he likit daein mair nor onything else wis playin fitba, an if
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Eck nivver threw onything awa, he hid an auld belt anea
onything a wee bit dirty. (clean muck)
went fae ae end tae the ither onything cood
r Jonsar says. "I canna smell onything," the twa o em
fault his work. Nivver onything oot o place, athing spic an s
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
"I dinna think I hiv tasted onything better" Said Jonsar Eck tae t
onything fin you are drivin". As they
You see it took onything fae ten men tae twal men tae
onybody that kens onything aboot reefs, kens that a flat
Neen o the three lads wid hae onything tae dee wi him. Ronald fa wis
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
an said there wis nae sign o onything amiss, tho thon could hae bin
wife hersel, bit fowk'll say onything. Fariver he did it, the bairn
'His naebody telt ye onything aboot it ava?' she speired.
'Tcyauch, dae ye nae ken onything, Minnie? The loons are tae jy
'Dinna write onything, even if they tell ye tae dee
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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ersity. If yir politics means onything, ye’ve got tae be wi the wu
1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
t lookin at her and nae sayin onything. The mannie’s tellin ye aa
gain, ye didnae wint tae miss onything. Ye notice a mannie wi a monk
2 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
y be bluid, tho it didna leuk onything like bluid. It wis fu o eldri
1 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
shot wi ma pluffer. A can hit onything richt on target fae hunred ya
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
it plain daft bit a didna say onything.
1 matches

Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
As far as a kent a hidna done onything else tae get in her bad books
1 matches

Riddell, Conor San Diego, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
the lobby an a hiv niver seen onything like it. It wis covered in li
1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
s were scunnered. There wisna onything tae di and we were lookin fir
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
high price tae be smokers. If onything, a tax on sugary products wil
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e. Ye get the idea. Juist dae onything ye can tae educate yersel, sa
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Every time I dee onything remotely oot o line, I’m re
thon birdie... I wis sure as onything it wis a sign... I says tae y
chips. It wis way better than onything I’ve ever had oot the chipp
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
a thick grey haar that veils onything past the end o ma road. But o
Andrew disna say onything as he walks aheid o ma and st
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
bed his chin and athoot sayin onything he wint inaboot tae his books
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hand. She spoke tae him aboot onything she could think o. He hardly
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ook. At first she couldna see onything amongst the last year’s gro
e scene, they’d nivver seen onything like this afore. At the back
if onybody his seen or heard onything and apart fae fowk haein hear
“Go on min and dinna touch onything!” Galvanised the PC made aw
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
le utility cheers there wisna onything else in the room. The janny w
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
chine guns jist lettin rip at onything.
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it seemed he’d nivver kent onything else. Faces swam in front o h
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Gordons and mair by luck than onything else hid survived the butcher
o the company so he didna say onything.
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the cellar but she didna see onything an thocht it hid been a rat s
the mornins but he niver saw onything strange. This wint on for mai
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
onything. He wis gey sairmade. Aa efte
na hae sweeties, ye winna hae onything.”
e shop he gaed, withoot buyin onything ava.
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
s planned, sceptics winna hae onything tae grumble aboot. But still,
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Hiv ah missed onything aff the list fur ma wifie tae(2017) search twitter
a day trip tae Windsor - is onything gyan on? https://t.co/RNIfHks(2018) search twitter
Onything exciting happening the day?(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
land. I dinna ken if there’s onything in it, but, this is apparentl (2022) twitter link
tly reported on Sky Italia - onything in this Scott? (2022) twitter link
but I don’t think we learn onything fae obliterating history - l (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
t this cauld wither mare than onything? Yon bloody neighbour o'mine (2016) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
They dinna kane onything aboot fishing in West Lothian (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
desperate dat he wid've dön onything ta git maet. So he agreed. Ja on page 11
i said, 'Am no wantin dee fir onything, go an tak paece.' A peerie s on page 21
s. Fock dat ir fantin 'll aet onything - even whit's no göd fir de on page 27
dders hadd oot fir ir no wirt onything. on page 41
tho he hed nivir said or dön onything wrang. on page 59
Also on pages 65, 69, 73, 91, 97, 105, 111
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
eemed ta hae da time ta watch onything. Da truth wis, fur a lang tim on page 5
Dat's dem at budders ta plant onything, an dir aye gettin fewer. on page 8
ing ta wir Sylvia whin I want onything special," John's midder says. on page 11
ye weel stockit. You cood buy onything you needit fur da hoose or da on page 14
an bein dat careful no ta say onything.' "Tae wir faces,' he addit." on page 17
Also on pages 31, 38, 40, 55, 62, 64, 74, 76
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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
irns nooadays, dey dunna want onything at canna be bocht. If dey hae
kaen. I should nivver a said onything. '
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De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
He kens he canna use onything oot o da medicine cabinet. Bu
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
noticed tö, an he never said onything, but eence or twise I wid see
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
y kind herted sowl and wid do onything for his wife and seeven bairn
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
. Whit we mean is, in effect, onything at’s obviously closs sib ta
wirds, you maana caa Shaetlan onything idder as a dialect; an onythi
idder as a dialect; an onything at you dui wi a language at�
ategy, spellin, standards, or onything systematic ta dui wi Shaetlan
we’r raelly spaekin aboot onything, or aathing, or naethin. In c
10 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
babies. Wir bairns could say onything aboot dem,” said Meenie rub
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Did he live or dee? I wid dae onything tae fin oot.
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Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
or even a grain o croft wark. Onything, as lang as we dae hit in da
“Has do learnt onything, my jewel?” axed Meenie.
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
da door afore I could preeve onything.
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Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
hit wis years fae I wis heard onything o da Görwill trows. So I wis
1 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ned Chinese traditions tae be onything laek wir ain.
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Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ogs in Shetland an if he kent onything aboot his ain ancestry?
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
litary life. You needa lippen onything idder as bein smitten wi bruc
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Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
If onything gengs missin you can mebbe bl
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Southern

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
A wurd we cannae dae wi oot: onything #indyref seems tae be the Twi (2014) twitter link
- He tells me he didnae dae onything wrang! (2014) twitter link