A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of raither in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
alk aboot her anymair if ye'd raither no." on page 22
"Ah'd raither go feeneesh ma tea," said the on page 111

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wha'd raither sell guns on page 32

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Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
speaker - or raither bellower: on page 52

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Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Glenluce Abbey , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
or raither hum a catch or twa o plainsan on page 56

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
ness..." Raskolnikov gaed on, raither taen aback an a bit pit oot w on page 137

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
it, for it wisna aye on shaw. Raither, it wis liker a veisitor at c on page 15
uist, as gin he wis a laddie, raither nor a man at wis makkin for e on page 25

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
He left his hame toon raither than stairve on page 27
"I'd raither stairve at liberty on page 230

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
? Whit's wrang?' speirt Trev, raither stertlet. 'Leuk, in the burn! on page 20

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
aff o a lock stile wi his aix raither nor his jack plane! I rin bac on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
that!" said Alison tae hersel raither sherply; "Juist lae aff the g on page 14
ae a conversation. Alison wis raither blate wi her repone. "I-TI ha on page 42
"T'd raither no," replied the Cat. on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
is o it! A didnae leg it awa, raither A wantit tae gaun ower an cla on page 58

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
They'd raither hae me in this peerie eyrie on page 61

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
agers tae huv their ain place raither than hing aboot the streets. on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
ks a literature a literature, raither as a collection o pairty piec on page 3

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
ir gizzes that suggest thay'd raither be on page 52

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
dinnae haud back, Ah'd raither it said on page 28
n mind that wir 'betters' wid raither the clan on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
heir feet prepared for battle raither than supplicant on their knee on page 36
t o oats for a cairrier's fee raither nor siller. "Ye cannae eat si on page 43
r had gied him guid cause; an raither than gang straucht up the fer on page 59
it nou wi pride an reverence, raither than fear an grief. On this b on page 67

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
He said, 'I'd raither run a mile on page 21
See me masel, I'd raither send on page 34

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
t Sanct-Aundraes, bi the haar Raither nor bi the miine convoyit, on page 29
But I'd raither confess ti Lizzie Than ever c on page 56
taen his dram in a posh hotel raither nor the dump we were in nou. on page 72

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Ah'd raither no,' Matilda said. 'She doesn on page 10
n, Matilda managed tae haul a raither stoory and girnie-faced parro on page 42
,' Miss Honey said. 'But ah'd raither ye didnae think aboot yersel on page 173

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
raither than the deed. Memorials hae on page 191

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
estaiblishment that they wuid raither hae oniebuddie fae UKIP on th on page 9
sense an ye cin see it in the raither dementit screivins in the spo on page 79
hance o survival in a British raither nor a Scottish state needs ta on page 95

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
nt tae brak intae wee-er bits raither nor read it at yin sittin - on page 84

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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
he noticed that William had a raither fine-lookin dagger on his bel on page 23
errit tae eat the Dundee lads raither nor the English or the Norweg on page 37
'd a been mair like a crofter raither nor whit we think o as a fair on page 77
ir next victim wis a mannie o raither mair substance, James Lamb, t on page 105

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
unner intil years gane by, or raither an insicht intil hou the prai on page 5

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wis wavin an evenin newspaper raither excititly. 'Huv ye heard the on page 22
'I wid raither ye didnae tak it,' Mr Wonka t on page 108
'I'd raither dee in ma bed!' shouted Grann on page 175

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
meenits, till he decidit he'd raither be in his scratcher than stau on page 38

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
uin the lave; an that wisdom, raither as finesse, aefauldness or bl on page 100
nality's easy-gaun astutehess raither than bi the strictures o ony on page 101
ibbes they're jalousin they'd raither be daein sumthin else. Yet if on page 103
Or aiblins ye'd raither get taen in, an be fleeced on page 114

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
creive pits ower information, raither nor ettlin at airtistic ideas on page 4
agin the uiss o dialects but, raither, the screivar shuid ettle at on page 12
is uissfae tae use year-auld raither nor eikin a nummer in bracket on page 13
nt Scots dictionars. Ye micht raither use a prent dictionar whan ch on page 17
age used throu Scots the day. Raither, it seeks tae gie a pree o a on page 34
Also on pages 40, 52
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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
war gaun haufers ye ken. A'd raither gae haufers. Espeicially whan on page 2
'at tummle oot ma mooth. A'd raither blether tae a cauld fritter ' on page 4

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
an in the samen tuin o voss; raither hie, sae at aw the ruim micht on page 7

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
there tae face thae guns. I'd raither ye steyed doon here and passe on page 34
eeks? And, if I say it masel, raither smert"' on page 40

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
face wis birslin wi hair, and raither than haein twa ee-broos, like on page 22
en though it wis pure honkin. Raither than lookin at the door, then on page 25
dug's dirt he'd been haundlin raither than a wee babbie. "Weel, eno on page 49
st duin somethin awfie gallus raither than somethin that should hae on page 54
annae stey here ony mair. I'd raither tak ma chances bidin oot on t on page 58
Also on pages 78, 85, 104, 118, 122, 137, 151
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Strachan, Shane Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
for he'd raither be suppin tea on page 9

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Raither him than oor ain faimilie lin on page 31

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ards muvement is frae a laich raither nor a mid poseition.) The ane on page 9

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
deid? - There nocht ava I'd raither! on page 45

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

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
es - whar stanes is inbrocht raither nor redd - a staunin-stane w on page 21

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
's limitations needit thocht. Raither nor say whit Soutar wesna, be on page 95
evocation o, no history, but raither a haill cultural context buri on page 96
n folk are: tetchy and mulish raither nor dynamic and critical. It' on page 97

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ay like this, wha wadnae faur raither be fishin up at Loch Glow or on page 136

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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
"I'd raither no say," the lassie-in-waitin on page 89

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
he lave o dowfarts but he wad raither mak picters tae them and tell on page 69

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Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
Or, were ye thinkan, raither, on page 143

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
it "Chuckie" on the menu. A'd raither hae had fush-n-chips onywey, on page 118

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ti naethin in parteikular, or raither til sum haillie deifferent co on page 22

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
I'd raither ne'er hae seen the licht o da on page 42

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Raither throttle a thrapple on page 82

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ws gets hemmered in lik nails raither nor driven in proper wi a ric on page 96
Clancy haed cried him, 'Ian' raither nor, 'laddie' or 'son'. Cherl on page 97
cy wis treatin him lik a mate raither nor a wee laddie an hou he'd on page 99

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
rteiclar walin o history, but raither ane that comprehends the hail on page 130
eader whit tae think ava, but raither offers the inlat for a body t on page 132

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
. But nou an agane, something raither speshul kythes, an this is an on page 132

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
at the deils kill his mither raither nor himsel. But whan thai set on page 139
, but the ordnar reader micht raither juist muive on. on page 141
ain it is a read for scholars raither nor happie hunters (wha ir bu on page 142

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t leid in a fameiliar settin (raither lik uisin vous whaur tu is ca on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
es affen been cawed ice etins raither nor gaseous anes, an acause i
r a Muckle Daurk Plouk – or raither plouks - on the face o Neptu
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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
'Naw, I'd raither ye gied me the wan price - a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ys says night, right an light raither nor nicht, richt an licht jui
tae spik tae a real live body raither nor a machine that tells ye t
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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
u lik best? Speikin mahsel Ah raither lik the seestem we hae in uis
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
e lairn tae think in Scots or raither tae lairn tae be able tae thi
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Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
e warld wull ken o wur plight raither nor the pucklie o academics w
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
�resource” tae be biggit on raither nor a “problem” tae be re
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tae the end o Aprile but wad raither hae a keek at thaim afore tha
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
aday lives is cried Scots but raither some kinna local slang. Aboot
owk bi the eddication seestem raither nor onie kinna logical chyce.
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
dinna ken hou is’t she wad raither spaek wi Stuart aboot things
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Scots, e.g. the endin - ioun raither nor - ion in wirds lik commis
se’ frae Laitin infinitives raither nor past participles, or be c
are, efter aw, spickin Scots raither nor Inglis.
s latinate whaurever necessar raither nor whaurever possible. Dougl
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
oor time on whit we can see, raither nor whit we micht jalouse, ha
e arena speakin o biology but raither progs, or robotic cheils, mak
n no tae God or the deil, but raither tae peasant tradeetions an ta
e fae ither lang-heidit life, raither nor natural noise jist, an ru
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Scots speakers what say dairk raither nor derk or dark. Gin ye can
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
maist pairt Irish Nationalist raither nor Ulster Unionist.
affcome o a Gaelic susbtrate raither nor o an upcommin sindert fra
rs atween it an Central Scots raither nor thae elements that’s th
t that the dialect is Inglish raither nor Scots, an frae thaim o an
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
A decide tae hing aroon here raither as run aboot. But am agitaiti
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
y ah decided tae dae ma nails raither than just sleep, but it didna
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the place. A'd raither dae withoot
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
he siller he earned on whisky raither than food for the wife an wea
in Manchester an Lancashire, raither
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
um bi the Scottish Government raither nor juist recommended.
speakers in Scotland, it wad raither see aw Scots wabsites written
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
him, it wis a hale new life, raither than a chaipter o the auld an
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
n a referendum is the process raither than the ootfaw? That the goa
the banks an aw their crew - raither than tak a couple of politici
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
anca, a maiter o practicality raither than personal identity. It's
servant tae the ither leids, raither than maister.
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
6t centuries. Fowk muisic — raither nor airt muisic — wad preva
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
artit wi threaps anent a film raither nor discussions roond the man
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ke tae be disturbit by a caur raither than a bairn. As faur as I ca
t wi their pals in cyberspace raither than the real warld.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ir us sittin on oor backsides raither than movin aboot. But they ce
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
rhythm o speech captured weel raither nor squeezin words intae the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
aither's generous spirit, wad raither hae his poems read than recou
ae language wi mony dialects raither nor a wheen o saiprit, compet
e we're mair bent on division raither nor cooperation, thinkin o th
icht o whit we hae in common, raither nor whit sinders? As pairt o
tely bi folk like Drew Clegg, raither nor bein spoken aboot, the le
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
airn the leids o her neibours raither nor juist English an, tho Eng
e o metalinguistic competence raither nor concentratin juist on Eng
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Myrsini Zorba's consaits wis raither different. The MEP (Greece) a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e schizophrenia efter aw, but raither the ootcome o sexual abuise b
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ep, sheep an mair sheep. He'd raither be in Spain! Whan they win ta
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
micht come, I dout, frae the raither owre-informal register it’s
e wee phone in the caur, aff, raither nor hae it polis me aroun in
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
raither'n whit it is.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the vertical raither nor lat it faa intae the wran
atrice up an doon. “Ye’re raither big,” she sayed.
er, which she seemt tae enjoy raither.
Beatrice felt raither pitten oot. She thocht she’
wad loup yae-fuitit tae hell raither nor admit that they unnerstui
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
n’ a lerrit slide Feelin’ raither awfy guid inside Cos afore a
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Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
idin fae awa frae whur they'd raither be
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
it’s managed by ane agency raither nor multiple agencies, cuttin
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ition o leukin for structural raither nor individual causes.
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
n comin aff ungrammatical yon raither pyntit yiss kinna maks oot �
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
. It isna based on cless, but raither on Unionism. For aw that Davi
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e boycottit, or cawed aff – raither they want tae yaise the gemme
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
math through fremmit een. Or, raither, through the ae kind o een th
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
r left means that the KKE wad raither chew aff their ain airms than
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ed ower strecht intae English raither nor the Scots. Here a guid ex
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
it up wi as lang as he could, raither than be thocht o as petty. Th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o the Chairter. The S.E., or raither thair ceevil servants', answe
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Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
ecific, and aw aboot attitude raither than luiks:
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Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
an might no be made o wid but raither
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
he mair Scots final twa), but raither ken the combination o soonds
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
in the bond atween twa wimmen raither nor thon atween twa men, it d
that is intensely homoerotic raither nor simply platonic.
actually wishes tae be a man. Raither, she is a wumman warkin inby
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n a balance o power in Europe raither than makin William o Orange K

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a meal an a bed fur the nicht raither than sleepin rough on the moo

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Finally awbody hud raither nice cake an coffee or tea an

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
e Dictionars o the Scots Leid raither than the Fun Section o the Su
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Raither than swither or aggle ma bree
Raither insteid A'll gie youse the sa
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
ndry roots - fur coincidence raither nor influence at first - it
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
but at three shillins, I’d raither tred ye a leg o mutton for a
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
nae veesitors rules*, forbye raither bitterly noo, awbesit a think(2020) search twitter
I sall bite. The quaesten is raither: hoo extensively will fowk ob(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
mess, a bourach o confusion, raither nor the direck clarty meanin (2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
tae rational argument. They'd raither be ragin!(2018) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
...an if ye'd raither gie yer lairners a paper vers (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
he haed dreamt up himsel; but raither, something he believt was his on page 76

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
cht, 'fit's deen's deen - or raither fit's nae deen's nae deen. Ah on page 53
yin - an Ah kent fine he wid raither dee than admit it.' on page 59

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
t a sittin deuk here. An Ah'd raither face a roastin fae the Admira on page 41

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
siller. Zander persuaadit im raither tae coff some mair tobacca an on page 30

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Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
ed fae ospital, as 1 steed up raither stottery in the bed, ma intim on page 6

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Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Bit ma een are raither fixed on reid breist robin on page 80

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I'd raither ma bairns on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah'd raither sit aside you," said Winnie. on page 13
aye mair willin te criticise raither then praise: nivver a 'Weel d on page 28
he's as thraan, Ah kent she'd raither dee ersel then admit it. on page 61

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
st you an me noo, Jimmy - or raither it's jist me - left aleen te on page 22
collar an lookin like he wid raither bi onywye else in the warld. on page 28
"Mam says ye'd raither bi stannin somewye wi a fishi on page 34
de day in 1954, fin times war raither differint. on page 44

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
loss jist ae pairt o yer body raither nor e hale thing be cassen in on page 12
ye're e een att's tae come or raither shuld we expec anither." Att on page 91
ils dee fit ye tell them, bit raither be gled att yer names are vri on page 98
till yer supper?' Wid ye nae raither say till him, "G'wa an mak ma on page 109
me wi aa his ill wyes forgien raither nor e tither. Ilka een att re on page 110
Also on pages 111, 119
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
I dinna suppose ye div. Ye'd raither makk a clart an a sottar o ye on page 51

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
t and love o the Scots tongue raither nor for the thocht o a big, f on page 111

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hem as quick as luik at them, raither than hae them a 'burden upon
ngest peed his brikks regular raither than sikk oot tae the wattery
in' replied her cousin. 'I'd raither weet ma brikks than let them
ooned hersel there last Yule, raither than hae the bairn she wis ca
, an new schule claes. He wad raither hae gotten a shelt like Daisy
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
els cheer, fowk bide at hame, raither than risk a mishanter on snaa
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
hem. Nor-easters hiv crannies raither nor pinkies; an oor quinies p
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
n played wisna the Joker, but raither something mair crucial tae th
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ma Da. I wish I didna. I’d raither have looked like ma Mam, even
ge o somebody travellin aboot raither than the lyrics. There wis lo
2 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
for him, raither,
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
er. Jist speakin aboot it, or raither, jist lissnen tae Key hud me
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
” she puzzled. “I’d far raither bide on a
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
source o the hail population. Raither than simply attendin events t
BUYIN Scots products raither than anes tane in fae ither a
products had Saltires on them raither than Union Jacks, mair fowk w
3 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
hat we bide in that is wrang, raither than their faimly dynamics.
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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
heard tae say, “Ae goose is raither mukkil fur yin tae eat bot no
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Ulster