A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

thru Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words54 78.6 10.6 0 0 41.3 39.8
Number of occurrences173153 7 0 0 4 9
Number of authors25 18 2 1 4

Occurrences of thru in Corpus

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Central

Hardie, George Lallans 82 - As The White Swan Passes, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ye hae passed thru the schaddaw on page 14

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
thru generations yont aw coontin on page 32

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
And, thru it aa on page 129

1 matches

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
juist as easy thru stane. Insteid, A hauld ma ha on page 6

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
r nicht Ah thocht tae see him thru the haar, lik a wraith-waulke on page 9
n, seys Loki, wavin his hauns thru the din, lik a whirliegig, 't on page 14

17 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ave a horse an cairt straicht thru the notion o the independence on page 17
a Kilt, but gin ye cannae see thru sic dreck, ye need yer heid l on page 28
that the communitie thegither thru its menfowk (sae faur as we k on page 31
ye hae siller is governments, thru taxes. It's them that underpi on page 37
some o thaim that flourishit thru their support o Unionism, tae on page 60
Also on pages 69, 81, 98, 103, 107, 126, 148, 150, 151
15 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
en a place o significance. An thru aw thae years ae thing we cin on page 10
at Wallace wha turnit an ran thru the streets. The sodgers cam on page 23
d, makkin a move tae gang oot thru the back door. on page 24
ce they were makkin their wey thru Fife. Their accents markit th on page 26
a few days afore bein whippit thru the street O the toun an sent on page 27
Also on pages 28, 31, 37, 39, 41, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 64, 65, 68, 77, 88, 89, 93, 96, 97, 98, 101, 107, 117
36 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
thru the hedge atween on page 46

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
thru thi snaa an the caalt on page 62
an wark thru thi dey on page 63
faa frae thi cluds, thru thi rehns an thi ehrs on page 64
thru gairdins o naewhaar; on page 67

4 matches

Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Tho' Ah did feel it thru oor flaws - on page 20

1 matches

Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
lik Moses passin thru the Reid Sea. on page 135

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
thru the giffar of al grace on page 33
thru marble whan it feels on page 40
thru the tall gless on page 41
brousin thru the Olympian Guide on page 66

4 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
as ye wrastlt thru the glaur on page 143

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
gae thru the dykeside mirk on page 41

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Hamilton, poetry
gae dansan thru his hair on page 114

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
e the cunts couldnae break in thru the attick space)… but aats
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
‘Naw, juist passan thru.’
gestions athoot thinkan thaim thru.’
and, as she was aboot ti walk thru, turned and, wi a glower, sai
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An as A warsle on thru life A find that time'll chan
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
, by explainin’, “Pour it thru a pair o’ old woman's tight
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
it the ‘hing a couldnae git thru ma heid Wis it didnae luk rig
aboot fur who it wis way Bit thru the crowd a couldnae say So a
ree A went tae run ma fingers thru ma hair An’ realised thir w
An' taen a wee dug fur a walk thru the park ‘Sno' ma dug ‘e
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
A' thru the nicht we spak nae word
A' thru the nicht I heard her hert
2 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
.’ Nae a guid time tae live thru but fu o amazin stories. That

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
.. worn oot wi whit he'd been thru.

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
weans wur involved aw the way thru.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
he Nethan he jumped in an ran thru the watter while Crichton gal

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
happened sent shock an horror thru the country but didna stoap t

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
er buik hud been haunded doon thru the family an she brocht it w
sion it wis horrible tae live thru.

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
the moor, harried and huntit thru hail, rain or shine. Think ab
an tried tae escape by runnin thru the watter in the Nethan. Fre

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Thru the daurk an intae the wild c
all. %26quot;We need tae gang thru the graveyard tae reach it bu

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Jock Tamson's bairns maun win thru, div ye ken Steven Clark's sa(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
luiks like thu've bin dragged thru a hedge backwards, but his 'd(2020) search twitter
stryngers in ma hame an goan thru aa ma belongins fer twa days (2020) search twitter
h hae tae wunner WTF wis goan thru the minds o the grand jury me(2020) search twitter
ard wantit somewan wha'd rush thru the investigation, he shudnae(2020) search twitter
tand twice, but Ah cudnae get thru Gerald's Game. Ah tried 3 tim(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t brora tae mak sure they get thru (2021) twitter link
t i showed this radio station thru my amateur fitbaw exploits - (2020) twitter link
lier at the language billowin thru the wall during the game n a (2021) twitter link
nod 2 - cos am a fitbaw man thru n thru - a even njoyed ma tr (2020) twitter link
r the people who have worked thru the whole pandemic - they r (2020) twitter link
and 28 other occurrences.

Doric

@cligeey tweeted
ggers Think it wis on cooking thru the Corona, on FB(2020) search twitter
@Stand_Free1980 Drive thru ye need a car jist like McDon(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
eNicol1 Willow ate it??! Jist thru Perth x(2011) search twitter
n yer mind n let yer soul cum thru fnaar fnaar!(2011) search twitter
ust got electric n gas prices thru. Woolly jumpers n hot water b(2011) search twitter
yer exams. Fan r the results thru(2011) search twitter
naylor waitin fir it tae come thru(2012) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
olleagues and bosses and went thru’ disciplinary procedures 10 (2021) twitter link
ing mam and her big sis right thru’ WW2 and beyond... That’s m(2020) search twitter
ith ma auld man, he ken Heath thru’ his musical career. a can r(2020) search twitter
to oor language are cherished thru generations whereas The Sooth (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An he followed thim aff thru' the morn'in haze, on page 11
An hen pecked doon thru' the years, on page 17
Whin' a man thru' the murk an' the mist did ap on page 30
Struggle on thru life on mae ain? on page 32
Screengin thru' the air fir miles on page 39

6 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
said Sam, "bot she' like a pu-thru fur a rifle'. on page 23

1 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
They were drive-thru and buffet in yin
1 matches

Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
aes room. A hae mine o hoakin thru them oul coins, separatin oot
1 matches

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