A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

outside Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.2 31.4 24.1 39.7 11.6 41.3 0
Number of occurrences8761 16 4 2 4 0
Number of authors53 30 13 4 2 4

Occurrences of outside in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
uncer says tae me when we get outside. It's a lovely night actually on page 8

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s time n the woods git darker outside. Wee Kenzie starts tellin a s on page 4
e elder burds didnae dae much outside. Right intae a nice warm gaff on page 6
ace. The six ae us ir standin outside the newsagents, waitin on som on page 12
A hear voices outside n a rustlin comin fae the doo on page 33
pishy drunks alike - standin outside smokin look resigned tae thei on page 38
Also on pages 44, 51, 54
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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
worms delved frae the midden outside the door; and come hame wi ha on page 55

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nd this buildin looks fae the outside. Mean, it's bigger than maist on page 121

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
he tangerines an ah'll get ye outside.' on page 174

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ah could hear other folk outside, Wully McCoy an the two Laura on page 62

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
taks his usual short daunder outside, on page 56

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Then Rab will hae an outside rank on page 59

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
cut throu yer coat, they pass outside the Goth. They gan their sepa on page 136

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
bit here the next thing, the outside door git shut an Daphne wis s on page 44
whin we wir staunin outside thir hoose, Kevin challenged on page 45
e Ghost?' an Dunn says, 'He's outside haudin the barra.' Thomas say on page 46

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
It wiz just outside their houses, in their barely
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ft the keys in a wee lock box outside, she’s sent me the pin tae
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
We parked outside a wee shop cad, “Night and
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McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ght, a horrific roar came fae outside the cabin. They froze. Whit w
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
the hale clachan in a rammie outside.
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
hale sorry tale, but. Nou the outside warld kent, an sic horrors co
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Naething wis wastit. The outside leafs an coorse stalks o the
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ess. Sae it leuks tae me like outside o the season whan they get bl
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
wa dugs. Gled as I wis tae be outside efter sic a miserable week o
eem tae be ower keen tae play outside ony mair. I haurdly see them.
micht encourage them tae gae outside an hae some real fun an gemms
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
mmer gloamin in 1965, staunin outside Joe’s Café in Selkirk Mark
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oot the windae tae the green outside.
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d oan the news hus put a sign outside his boozer: “Sturgeon the P
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
s day an’ we wis jist aboot outside the Hare Krishna Temple when
An’ we git tae the outside door o’ the Temple. An’ t
shoes in rows a’ lined up outside. Which gie’d me pause. Hoo
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ox wis climbing the drainpipe outside her hoose. According tae the
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Come on outside,” she sayed. “Those resin
they’re doing it completely outside the academy. They could go of
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
he wid be macho ‘n’ went outside tae try tae scare the childre
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
That fall outside
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Letford, William This Is It, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central - Stirling, poetry
outside Gregs eatin a macaroni pie an
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Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
econds. The ball bounced just outside the box, Scott Thomson comes
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
ks and she's made a wee cairn outside the… https://t.co/hKQcc6lvSz(2016) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
! *Even in Mesa Plateau Spain outside (2020) search twitter
ble to socialise a little bit outside in damp, cold coastal wind...(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
spoke with different language outside in the playground than you di (2019) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
Guestlandlord @Tentsmuir Just outside Tayport, NEFife. Some o the f (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rom watching a football match outside - ps good luck to the wee ma (2021) twitter link
rom watching a football match outside and behind the fence of a 3g (2020) twitter link
lly start - its lookin barry outside tho - njoy ur day m8 (2020) twitter link
watch a game - and standing outside a fence at a 3g nobody can sa (2020) twitter link
not public parks and standing outside the fences at 3g parks watchi (2021) twitter link
and 8 other occurrences.

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
On Tuesday they wyted outside the haa on page 55

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Outside on the patio on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
leave you te get on with the outside work, then." Dottie dismissed on page 25

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Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
In pernicious pentin o the outside gless; on page 74

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
be doon here, jist in fae the outside fer foo o germs.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Ere wis a affa steer outside een o the Pitsliga shops this
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
. Fylst it’s maistly played outside in the heich leagues, foggies
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Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ard a gie commotion gittin up outside the room. A lookit up an saw
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Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
t her room a wis made tae sit outside an wait. A wis getting angrie
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Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I wis gie cauld outside so I pit on ma warm jaiket an
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Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
So instead o sleepin outside in the cauld and damp here we
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
tae see fit kin o day it wis outside.
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
fan it’s still pitch black outside an heid tae the gym tae dae a
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The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
ding ceremony, by the benches outside Soul Bar.
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
lashan rain. Brollies blowan outside in - summer jaickets far too on page 75

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
n still no steps on the flags outside. on page 117

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the list is put in the basket outside. Cheerios are said and off we on page 30

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Coat oan and outside, niver in. on page 42

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Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
) has generally been rejected outside narrow activist circles as ed
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
It is 11 degrees outside. I doot it's taps aff (2017) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an wei threi on huz gaed back outside, Yid, still manifestlie
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@officialAliRed tweeted
Bit wet outside the day ?? https://t.co/m8E0m(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
Not a sound outside, cold, clear and starry sky. (2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
o, på Julaften (On Xmas Day, outside Oslo) ma daughter took me tae(2020) search twitter

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