A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of two in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ae Christ Church, an Alice's two sisters, Lorina and Edith, wh on page v
this means ye'll oaften find two different spellins ae the sam on page vi
uld guess, she wis only aboot two fit high, an shrinkin aw the on page 20
r wis nane ae yer usual "Wan, two, three, go," business, they j on page 27
the air. This time there wis two totety shrieks, an mair soond on page 38
Also on pages 50, 51, 53, 55, 58, 61, 76, 77, 80, 83, 105, 116, 118, 120
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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
openin the boax an liftin the two books (Dubliners - James Joy on page 10

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ye Cannae leave it alane fur two minutes, eh?' on page 4
r an get masel in between the two ae them. The music cuts aff. on page 7
ngle brain cell between these two cunts. on page 8
y, strolling e1 err tae thum. Two ae thum are airm wrestlin, lo on page 9
a few wee bags ae powder. The two lads stoap airm wrestling an on page 10
Also on pages 13, 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e advantage an afore lang the two ships duntit thegither wi tha on page 58

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
usually safe in here. There's two community polis that sometime on page 3
'Aye, they two ir meant tae be some fighters on page 5
- our bit ir aw goody-fuckin-two-shoes n don't really run aboo on page 6
ocket n Gore-Tex lining . . . two hundred and fifty bucks. A've on page 7
The last two ir Stephen Finnegan n Paul Ad on page 8
Also on pages 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 49, 55, 58, 59
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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ecome inflamed. I should take two aspirins and lie down, the au on page 80

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
958 in the 'Foreword' til his Two Scots Plays: on page 36

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
,' the wummin went oan. 'Your two, ma Duncan, Iain McGuire an A on page 1

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
nces hud pizza at Bier Halle, two fur wan. We wur meant tae go on page 1

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
in translation afore chapter two, on page 33

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
could have taught a thing or two on page 51

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
So we'd ignite a colour or two, going down, on page 30

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wisnae used tae comin acroass two rough and tumble boays like u on page 17
lunatic. He hud jist served a two-year sentence fur GBH when he on page 20
n unsuspectin staff member or two. Luckily fur me though the ma on page 28
e times wae the bookie than a two quid hooker oan her best day. on page 29
Make A Wish' ambassador. Only two meetins oan theday that ah ki on page 30
Also on pages 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 60, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 75, 78, 96, 97, 101, 103, 104, 122, 123, 124, 125, 129, 131, 134, 143, 151, 172, 173, 174, 181, 182, 198, 199
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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
The fower's a two on page 94
a glib wee fact or two. on page 107

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
a bag ae whelks. Mussels are two pound ahm afraid.' on page 1
mewhere in the kitchen an the two ae us power through the bag w on page 2
Two. on page 76
shite even though ahm twenty-two noo. Wur huvin dinner at mah on page 171
e air and try an hawf them in two wi the sword.' on page 172
Also on pages 175
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s. Ma da said, Listen tae you two ya pair a show affs, an me an on page 15
Chapter Two on page 16
oom an sat doon on wan ae the two empty chairs beside Madame Bo on page 20
ris are lik that. She crossed two fingers an ah wantet tae burs on page 24
p an demonstrate the military two step wi him in front ae the w on page 26
Also on pages 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 47, 48, 53, 57, 58, 61, 62, , , 68, 69, 76, 77, 78, 81, 85, 88, 90, 91, 93, 95, 110, 113, 117, 120, 122, 124, 130, 133, 137, 140, 142, 145, 147, 149, 152, 153, 169
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Sidney's life, he wis twinty two or three an he wis feart. He on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Twa thoosand an two! Whit a year, on page 48
Polmaise One and Two, doun the road a bit. on page 82
e me, you boys wha love seein two-timers caught wi on page 111
General Poems: Part Two on page 128

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
"Aye. Aye... eneuch tae buy two cinnamon sticks tae smoke on page 98

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ht tae show tae the world but two flat pancakes under a Patrick on page 10
it isnae lang before ah pass two o the stragglers. Dante and a on page 11
hick as thieves until primary two. Then it wisnae cool fur boys on page 17
three stars,' she explained. 'Two for what they've done well an on page 22
the Cambridge Dictionary, 'If two or more things coalesce, they on page 25
Also on pages 27, 28, 50
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
e repeatit reference tae the "two Chrisses" that "fought for he on page 58

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ame is that? You ever been in two places at the one time? Well; on page 2

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Laddie at Newmarket. Ten past two." "Sixteen tae one. H'much?" on page 37
the Social. It wis half past two, so he had time tae walk up t on page 44

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Come oan, ye two,' Donald says. He wis wearin on page xiii
n we get hame, which means ye two need tae be guid wee lassies. on page xiv
an, I'm counting that as one, two, three...' on page xvi
arms. But awbody wi mair than two brain cells tae rub taegether on page xvii
balloons hang limply fae it. Two middle-aged wummen are addin on page 3
Also on pages 10, 11, 12, 27, 31, 34, 46, 48, 51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 84, 88, 112, 119
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
at near fifty-two on page 27
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe on page 34

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
One, two, three a-leary I saw Mrs Clea on page 120

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
dialect in David Daiches book Two Worlds, A Scottish Jewish Chi on page 8
tryst "we exchanged a word or two of Scotch, which pleased me m on page 9

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
hymns, wantin a battery, fun two in the Dj's guitar tuner. Aul on page 23

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
An clocked two giant peepers. Is this the Ba on page 14

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
A cloud or two, on page 122

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
like a teddy bear, One step, two steps, Tickle you under there on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
game, James, jist a trick or two fur a laugh.' on page 44
best at fightin between youse two. Thomas says, 'Michael's the on page 45
r wir dinner, thir wis wan or two things left on the table, a b on page 46
been faur fae thir minds, the two young sojers, wis the anxiety on page 47

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Ah wiz once gid pals wi two boys both called Evan. Ah mea
mates wi them but it wiz the two of them really – thick as t
rst Evan, the dominant of the two. Evan Evans wiz his name, ahm
ng pints in this booth wi the two of them whilst Thelonious scr
h than affected by a grunt or two.
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
oom an sat doon on wan ae the two empty chairs beside Madame Bo
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
s. Ma da said, Listen tae you two ya pair a show affs, an me an
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
i paintin an she’s thick as two short planks. She’s a two t
short planks. She’s a two timer anaw an she gets aff wi
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
in the General exam an then a two fur her investigation an the
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
sin, sniggerin in triumph oer two Mars bars, gloatin in their c
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
whit Jane Austen cryed her “two-inch square of ivory”. Ilka
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
as it had bene the joyning of two Armies: Thir Things wer not o
shed out of sight, there were two great cracks heard, as if the
lasted above for the space of two minutes. They heard a noise,
continued above the space of two minutes, we all heard a noise
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
on policy. It is built around two pillars: the Natura 2000 netw
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Nummer two, the wee wummin whae disnae s
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
"Will you two eejits shut it and help us ge
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
give us a week or two without it
rained at nicht fae twal tae two)
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
doonstair anytime but it’s two minutes in and oot – these
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
box an carried it intae room two, flat three one. It wis sma.
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
s dialects than Hawick, whaur two is twae, an me is mei. An ah
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
s a wain when ah used tae use two hoodies as goal posts and the
in classes tae play a game or two eh fitbaw because ah thought
he tension n hate between the two teams, it seemed like there w
The commentators screamed " Two minutes added time until we s
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
teen stane – they wurr like two wee Renault Clio’s – they
ey just have tae git past the two muckle buildins in front eh t
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Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
essy, I’m nae. We’re just two sisters thit share thi same r
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ed Ah’ve been here fae ower two oors. Ah race oot the bar, fo
There is one relatively small two storey building; the rest o t
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
origin were borrowed into the two languages at widely different
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
cultural links between these two Saltire nations an mak Jamaic
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t oot an put tae the sword by two goals oan the break. Jonas Te
t defence as he lands another two dull yins tae the side ay ma
uits, leavin me wae the other two an their apparent leader.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the shoap wae the rolls (they two arseholes staiyed in ma room
be expected, the state these two ur in.
ghts forcin it tae. There’s two cunts in the motor, ages wae
Joggin ahead, ah tell they two tae hing back an ah approach
his swally. If he just takes two or three boatles ay different
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e fuckin belters, so she hus. Two ay that Freddie Williamson fa
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ais. “that’s just another two hunner an seventy-five tae go
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Pearcey, so it is! Whit yous two dain in there? Ye gettin the
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Just under two weeks huv passed since the tr
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’s strung oot, rattlin man. Two tenner bags required. Ah take
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
place; encrusted as it is wae two hunner years worth ay the thi
In some cases maybe a month, two isn’t unheard of.’
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
h want tae illustrate tae the two dafties that it shouldnae an
cked off oot ay it leavin the two ay them singin rebel songs ef
le joints an the best part ay two bottles ay Bucky had taken th
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
augh, huvin the craic wae the two ay them oan the train oan the
’re huddled roon the stile. Two or three ay them hurriedly cl
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in, coverin every cunt - me, two auld guys, an auld woman an t
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s tae the jaw, rapid, fae the two eighteen stone lap dugs McNul
n, given the alternative. The two steroid abusin lackeys were f
tered intae a pun ay mince by two iron bar wieldin roid heids,
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
husnae paid back the previous two. He rolls oot the well-worn c
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ew Highers the gither an goat two offers fur Uni, optin tae go
e his fingers that he’ll be two minutes an disappears back be
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The winter ay nineteen ninety two it wis, when she passed, twel
mall vestibule where there ur two doors - wan tae the left and
and wan tae the right. These two doors were originally, ah wou
here wis ah then? Oh aye, the two doors. As ah said, there ur t
doors. As ah said, there ur two doors as ye arrive, wan at ei
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s, nonchalantly. Ah leave the two ay them tae sort it oot betwe
it?’ ah shout tae the other two who ah kin hear, still bicker
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
wis like tae grow up without two pennies tae rub taegether, an
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Two coronavirus cases confirmed i
nge the subject. You’ve got two options, get a sick line, or
age was very stormy the first two weeks, but it became more mil
. You’ve been in a coma for two weeks.”
sommat. Some folk huvnae gat two brain cells tae rub together.
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
e sky at night, I count one...two...three, I blink during the d
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ghty, look at me ...I'm sixty two an' I'm greetin' fur ma maw!"
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
And two weeks later the tools hadnae
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
is robbed whin A loast wan ur two urrs, an' three pairts pished
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Two black gloves push at the back
perience tells mae it wul bae two tae three weeks afore ma newe
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
baldy geezer, an’ it's wan, two an’ through his legs!” Ay
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
upport ye!” “Ok…….One Two THREE!” She counted oot. In
ee?” “Right, ok …..One, Two, Three!” Wheeched off even
“Right, here goes….. One, Two Threeeee!” This time she ow
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Ma maw musta ta'en r'ur two oot fur ri day, urwise ri hoo
a wis jeest browsin'. A seen two wee porcelain cottage ashtray
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae her leg. Aw while directin two useless bastarts that ur wres
‘Aye. Just yous two go.’ Donna no so much sugge
e sudden appearance ay us — two, mad wae it bawbags oan the p
‘Two.’
get ma money oot an he grabs two score notes aff us, stickin a
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
g the bureaucracy. There were two vertical take-offs, but there
nce one vertical was blown up two hours ago - ”
“And this was just two hours ago?” The Pandit grue
can imagine. There were these two kids - ” He scanced towart
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
She said she’d et two steak pies
napsack Then in strolls these two Swedish burds Which could a�
tland is ma hame We never get two days a' weather the same A hu
t a' view Shair wuv jeest hud two days a’ merciless rain.
oalidy tae Spain The youngest two, wee Sam an’ Ella Stuffed t
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e bar wae his haun, ‘ . . . two lager, a voddy an fresh orang
A bolt slides in a loack an two doors doon, he sticks his hei
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
merge ma heid fur a moment or two, afore returnin wae aplomb as
vehicles an hedgerows, leavin two ay their pals slowly countin
slowly countin as a gemme ay two-man hunt gets underwaiy.
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Two steps
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
y only have a real machine in two or three parts of the country
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
one active in Scotland today. Two years on Scotland’s biggest
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d person knows that there are two "n"s in "gonnae".
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
m in ma hand before extending two fingers back to stroke at his
as if he dinnae come in under two minutes o ma mouth on him. �
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
Whit a ridiculous stramash! Two big eejits waving willies at
enough, handy too, but about two waxes short of a full moon in
needed takin’ doon a peg or two. I’ll be the first to say t
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
openin the boax an liftin the two books (Dubliners – James Jo
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
the type ay which widnae last two minutes in there.
idnae fuck aboot. In just oer two weeks, he sold the lot ay it
�ve goat wae different banks, two ay which hud the sum total ay
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
��it’s not hard to tell the two apart” – as twa distinct
e girl who went to Linlithgow two years ago
girl that went to Linlithgow two years ago
girl that went tae Linlithgow two years ago
girl that went tae Linlithgow two year ago
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
English: two years ago
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McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
By Christmas we became two, no three
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
alkin’ aboot nineteen eight two here – no even thirty year
crying started. It wis aboot two year after mither left, and a
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
burras, an gote another two. Mr Gobbs decidit that wid da
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
Bi two in the mornin Clydebank Toon
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Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
wis a total mystery why they two plonkers Leighton and Goram w
doubt. In midfield ye had the two wee diamonds, Micky Cameron a
upil anymore. We were Rovers. Two Rovers.
ern Munich, who won thanks to two Jurgen Klinsmann goals. And n
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
in, the wan that took us for two days when Mrs McDonald wis af
can have wan ninety-three fur two.
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
step back. Which leaves these two tae play oot a starin contest
ah growl. ‘’So, how does two minutes soond?’’
fae what transpired in there. Two young bairns are playin kirby
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
’s what ah did fur the nixt two or three minutes. Ah lay ther
reach the front desk ah find two seasoned receptionists seated
the world. The yin hing these two camps share in common, howeve
d, likes. Neither yin ae they two selfish bastards uttered as m
petty vendetta against these two cannae be diminished. Ah huv
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a thoosand different pieces. Two macho stallions transformed i
ae the beliefs ae ma parents. Two auld timers who are nuttin ma
a swift but hard fitsteps fae two streets awey. A proper Greyfr
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t tells yae how it is. Thirty-two years auld and ah’m gittin
‘’What dae you’s two want?’’
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
h’m entrustin either ae you two wae the only hing ah goat rig
’That motors worth at least two hunner and fifty grand?’’
propriate time tae show these two the front door. So, ah hurry
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@alistairdunn tweeted
twinty fuckin two(2015) search twitter
Previous two wins papered over cracks. Aft(2017) search twitter
een a surprisingly quick day, two hours tae go(2013) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@1Mikeydfc That my two go too’s. Got intae Moretti (2020) search twitter
@1Mikeydfc There only oot for two weeks. ??? ??(2020) search twitter
s a choice of going there, or two weeks in Portugal playing gol(2020) search twitter
othing. Typical Scotland. The two pubs in north Queensferry hav(2020) search twitter
ggins Bit like a doo, yi need two. ??(2020) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@g_hibby tweeted
... ?? .. I'll have a beer or two.. See the New Year in, and in (2022) twitter link
ning... And make a comment or two on twitter.... ?? (2023) twitter link
o... Catch ye aw' in a day or two... Bye for noo peeps... ?? (2022) twitter link

@ionafyfe tweeted
onWilksMusic What are the top two buiks?(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ss in the other direction" - two-fold problematic (aye weel ye(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
fairy hudny stumbled on thae two wee buckshee stowaways in the(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
quhoun Honorary membership of two French wine confraternities, (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
bits by Russia or Americae. "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Ho(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
@WeRbeing Aw ye huv tae huv two!(2020) search twitter
vote Peepee in! Ers gonnae be two aboot, bit wan takes votes af(2020) search twitter
Er wis two deer just stoatin aboot in at(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
Good tae see the two lads giein a fuck aboot no gi (2022) twitter link
eaks highly of him. Do that's two trustworthy voices. I've neve (2022) twitter link
herry I tried tae share these two tweets wi ye, but it didnae w (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
1 Ya cannae beat a sausage or two in the morning hen! (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
gonnae give him a shilling or two towards heating his stables (2022) twitter link
avin1 @JamesMaclaren78 ?????? two by two... nae shovin! (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
han you did inside .. you had two different languages…’ https (2019) twitter link
it that some folk confuse the two? #Scots #ScotsEdu https://t.c (2019) twitter link
sten tae auld favourite 'One, Two, Three Aleerie': https://t.co (2018) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
? . . . . is that wan word or two?"?? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
push the boat oot an hit the 'Two for one Cocktails'." on page 15
. Ah'll stairt coontin. One...two...three..." Ah ayewis did the on page 19

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
airn lecked pretendan till be two foulk. "But id's no use noo," on page 14
could guess, she wisna aboot two feet high, an wis goan on shr on page 19
here an air. Air wisna "wan, two, three, an aweiy," but they b on page 25
d (as she hed hoped) a fan an two or three pairs o peedy white on page 32
h in e air. Iss time air were two peedy shrieks, an more sounds on page 36
Also on pages 37, 38, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 62, 63, 64, 66, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 95, 96, 99, 103, 104, 114, 116, 118
42 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
yway. I doubt he could string two sensible words together. Didn
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
two weeks time, and I will have t
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
two pair o specs. He blurts oot.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Jock Dow spakk looder, an the two cousins dinna hae tae strain
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
PART TWO
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
or mair than just a meenit or two, an that he wid maintain unti
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
to him that shall compare the two dialects with the German, mot
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
in the kitchen bylin the last two eggs in the hoose for oor bra
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
ih two a uz
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
eding an extra solar panel or two if that’s okay? My house ba
For a minute or two I’m laid oot flat on ma bac
‘Two of them. Two young things’, he says. ‘
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
heat in the hoose apart fae a two bar electric heater in fit hi
at naebody could explain. The two bullets were for the ‘Doubl
specialist bullets but twenty two were missing. The used cartri
er and a code on each. Twenty two o them. There’d been five h
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rie, “You'd better give her two pairs, and if you've any felt
d if you've any felt slippers two pairs of those too!” Jessie
art. Hugh wiz the aaler o the two, so he should’ve been the L
d now this!” He handled the two coins fae Jessie deep in thou
4 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
nd her reading and schooling, two Chrisses there were that foug
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Nae two games wir iver the same
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
s harassed my family for over two years, https://t.co/TNhSUKOVl(2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
doon tae the fitba, the last two nights have been fantastic (2022) twitter link
as left backs - gives one or two o them the opportunity tae de (2022) twitter link
cks wid have coped wi a front two that we could offer - it’s (2022) twitter link
pass in the last 3rd will see two runners playing off him e.g. (2021) twitter link
rgued that ootside the glesga two, there will be few signings b (2021) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

@cligeey tweeted
One, toon two states different rules for di(2020) search twitter
Two years ago this week it wis we(2020) search twitter
lers ti Longhaven on Saturday two three miles but what a place(2020) search twitter
Working for an aul lad wee two hearing aids yesterday every (2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
ye blame Natalie hee hee. You two a organised fir the games the(2011) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@Bob55492332 Two oot o three is nae bad. Nivve(2019) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
ow you don't care. That makes two of us. (2024) twitter link
aking about funerals, I heard two blokes say (this is NE Scots (2023) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hard surface. Greetan noo by two weemen. on page 20
elt me bairn's sowl. I'd gaen two kye milk fever that I'd milke on page 21
me. Me granny kent a thing or two aboot herbs and potions and p on page 22

4 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Wae wan steps an two steps, three steps and four, on page 27

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
a fiddle or two, accordion and bass, on page 31

1 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
eu snushed an gaed a bogle or two, rattled the gate wi her feet on page 15
He stairt tae gae a scrape or two wi his front feet. Beuy, I co on page 21
A speun or two o 'castor oil', or a grain o on page 88

3 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Mak's a week's wage laist fur two. on page 23
pound and he aets as much as two. on page 55
ats and felt hats and hats in two-tone grey on page 73
bit ah'm still short o wan or two. on page 83

4 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
n. Turn, sheu thinks, one-and-two-and-clap. "That's hid. No bad on page 82

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Two hunder year owld she said hid on page 44
SUMMER - Two on page 79
A fiddle or two, accordian and base on page 157

3 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A rest fur two on page 107
An step up an doon in me two footed dance on page 142
Wae wan steps an two steps, three steps and four on page 152

3 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur trapped atween two seasons on page 67
an three buckies, a caeth and two snipes on page 90

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
eel, hang me, efter a week or two sometheen erupted oot o hid! on page 37
Taegither, chist is two. on page 121
Two on page 127

3 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ay, Van night and tea with my two favourite Grand Aunties. Weel on page 30
(Two weemen condemned as witches, on page 76
And pulled a punch or two on page 132

5 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Two eider drakes squabble ower a on page 16
ll the boys stand on thir own two feet on page 69

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Two fornent wan, or two and wan on top. Bent ower, mi on page 60
The two prong forks haev the shaiffs on page 95

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
shortly tae First Foot wan or two o the neebors wae a bottle o
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
kswagen in 1998. Now, we work two four hour shifts with two ele
four hour shifts with two eleven minute coffee breaks a
2 matches

Flett, Alison Harbour, (Scottish Poetry Library 2004) Orkney, poetry
cum hame two belles
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
rd English name seems to have two pronunciations (2021) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
2 twa/two on page 66
. All Germanic languages have two main on page 73

2 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
I'm just spent an hour or two yarning wi a lovely 90+yr old

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
te dat she wis in fact wearin two necklaces #rocknroll (2021) twitter link
sks fir dramatic effect every two seconds when dir in a shop or (2021) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ge. Really happy to bump into two otters, what a treat! ?? I am(2018) search twitter
for a peerie holiday, Mossie. Two big beautiful brindle boys ??(2019) search twitter
I've seen there in years. And two fledged skooties!(2020) search twitter
d There was one filmed moving two cubs yesterday aroond Gressy (2020) search twitter
Two leopard slugs were in my comp(2016) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
(I'm afraid the first two have now sold out (!!) but th(2019) search twitter

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
This wee lad is two months auld today. Not his us(2020) search twitter
@StephenTweeted First two seasons are pretty guid; thir(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
ouse a Scots Lockdown poem or two. Liking the mag and content, (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
nce. Since there wur jist the two television stations, three if on page 46

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
en ye got aff frae school for two whole weeks spud hokin for ta
1 matches

@fairfaaye tweeted
lit sweet”. Ulster-Scots has two particularly beautiful expres(2020) search twitter