A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

simply Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words39.7 43.1 44.8 9.9 29.1 32.8 22.1
Number of occurrences12381 28 1 5 3 5
Number of authors49 31 8 1 3 2 4

Occurrences of simply in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ss" are cover't in Glaswegian simply bi "wee" an "totey". Oan the on page vi
r if ye'd lke tae pit it mair simply-'Never imagine yersel no tae on page 90

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
a lippen tae flooers. Ye need simply look on them an smell their p on page 33

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ince thae yins, that body wid simply be deivin the reader. Bit tho on page 40
Scots reflects, however, not simply a politicization of language. on page 44

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an ma heidphones are simply no lood eneuch on page 53

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
or simply imply yer scodgie an no tae b on page 36

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Ah've written a story cawed simply 'Boris Johnston'. Yous could on page 50
power which is education. Cos simply sittin back and idling oor br on page 92
lda been anyboady, eh? he wis simply littin oaff a Wee bit ae stea on page 97
r rendition ae Tina Turner's 'Simply The Best' and ah kin tell wae on page 104

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t wi yer taxes, tae get up an simply deny reality? Or is it jist t on page 56
t leeterature. The reality is simply that, bi its verra survival, on page 75
ublick guid, is somethin that simply isnae practical, or affordabl on page 88
bution, as did sae monie mair simply bi pittin their hauns in thei on page 107
rld's money-launderin capital simply fer the reason that the Briti on page 117

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
but simply jist reappear on page 74

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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
t corners an there wis talk o simply haulin the strangers oot an s on page 27
ive or six lads in it. It wis simply a case o attrition. The lads on page 41
whackin noise but the cratur simply ignored the blow an took aff on page 80
o a simply rulin a wee island o a puckle on page 92
wis an een bigger crowd that simply wuidnae fit intae the premise on page 93
Also on pages 94, 95, 107, 108
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
water or the fairy liquid or simply the shock, but the poor wee t on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e their screamin and skirlin, simply pushed the bed intae the lift on page 175

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
sum lik Jeems an Janet it wis simply gittin on wi it - thai wir t on page 21

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ythin. His final report caird simply said, 'Hercules: pure dead br on page 2

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
'm blawn away, wee man - yer simply the best." on page 21

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McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ah jaloused ah'd simply been takin' in. on page 63

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Whit div A mean by inferior? Simply this - they felt theirsels i
e reality. An thon reality is simply that aa ower Scotland the fir
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Evan, the Nichols yin. He wiz simply whit the other yin wizni. The
. After that bunch of jobs he simply found quiet work as a filler-
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
uggestit by mony submissions, simply that there needs tae be a coh
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
). It allood deifficult wirds simply tae be cairried ower frae the
gisin or archaisin camps, bit simply tae a less latinate style –
art Inglis at kythit – they simply read it alood as gin it was S
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
n beef olives made the denner simply grand.
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
oor collective gas at a peep simply bi giein us naething tae say
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
coont for somethin, there is simply nae Scots on TV or on radio.
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ace, wis suin famished. There simply wisnae eneuch nutrients left
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ollectively were the Corries, simply the best! A hope the poem say
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
edom or self determination or simply pride in yer ain identity. We
at we are an oppressed nation simply and purely because we dinna c
idnae cause the divisions, it simply shone a licht oan theym. An
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
snae explain it, mebbe it’s simply doun tae the fact that thaim
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
space wis simply empty. A wuiden stair disappe
ad a fierce integrity. Raggle simply had integrity. He hadna sayed
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
tae dae wi’ friendship. It simply gangs tae show how low we’v
wi’ herts an’ souls, but simply aim tae suck us dry and bleed
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
thing?) we on i the Aye camp simply didna a) dae eneuch tae convi
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
a define oor difference based simply on daein the opposite o the L
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
s haes nae pynts o connection simply isna guid eneuch.
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Plaid Cymru, the Greens), it simply defies aw reason tae believe
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
stminster establishment, they simply canna compete wi the SNP, nae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ike, 'A'm screivin tae speir' simply baffle me. Those involved cla
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
this Scots wird is, o coorse, simply as ‘yes’.
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
heir names tae it. Tae pit it simply, men in thon era had nae guid
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ensely homoerotic raither nor simply platonic.
ugh ‘pairt’ could be read simply as ‘pairt’ or ‘role’,
rship in this era; tae pit it simply, men had nae reason no tae pi
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
ikker. Tae some it micht mean simply a few wirds in thair vocabula
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@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Well done. Ye are aw simply wonderful. It's a joy tae wor(2018) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
up ony notion o' takin drugs. Simply turn oan CBeebies and watch y (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
y sandys - go for it lads - simply the best n get back tae fortr (2020) twitter link
trump/biden debate - theres simply no hiding place - time tae g (2020) twitter link
@dann9boy aye simply the best brother (2021) twitter link
@FraserForbes2 retweeted simply to say - well done partick t (2021) twitter link
ndee its what the bbc does - simply dont tune in to this corporat (2020) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nterested in. There is, quite simply, no conversation! Guests will on page 36

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hink o anything till say, she simply bowed, an took e thimble, loo on page 27
an, no doot, an awful neat an simply arranged; e only difficulty w on page 38
simply - 'Never imagine yersel no t on page 88

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ty, and he became a Communist simply because if he hadn’t he wou
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Winter simply his nae ony grip ata,
Leaves simply tummel aff the trees,
clear, the print in the paper simply louped oot at
dab han at makin pancakes, ey simply
it simply refused tae go. Jonsar Eck co
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
all lad wis playin centre. He simply ran Wan
monsoon". (Water wis simply faain oot o the sky) It wis n
Simply enjoy the sinshine affa rare,
an healthy. Yon young plants simply
bit the glesses hid simply vanished. Jonsar Eck wis affa
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
t didnae quite seem so. Abbie simply remained in the Snug as every
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
hail population. Raither than simply attendin events tae celebrate
1 matches

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
, “national insurance” is simply the name on a reed and blue p
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ae the change in formation - simply, Duk is keeping him oot the s (2022) twitter link
esman Gan tae pit this tae ye simply, dinna bather yirsel. British (2022) twitter link
@rennie_mjr Simply nae clinical - astonishing h (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
lems are within us, and canna simply be left ahint.
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
I wisna dat brave," shü said simply, "ta branch oot on my ain. We on page 49
ye troo college," he answered simply, an dan wi a tremor in his vo on page 58

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
s da sowl o da plaess. Pitten simply, hit's da braeth o da culture on page 16
simply different systems. on page 73

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
crafts, recipes, projects and simply lovely to look at http://t.co(2013) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
no hink o onyhin tae say, she simply bowed, an took th thimble, lo on page 27
, nae doot, an awfy neatly an simply arranged; th only difficulty on page 39

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ployment. The main issue,just simply is communication. a feel that (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
t aboot it, an very neatly an simply arranged: the only thing wus on page 40
putt it mair simply - 'Niver imagine yersel nae on page 91

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
Simply the Best on page 32

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
in the bin, weel me Da jaist simply wudnae. on page 11

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@fairfaaye tweeted
erson called 'a bletherer' or simply 'a blether', but surely none (2020) search twitter

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