A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of board in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e that, wee man?' A swing the board n hit him in the face. There' on page 28

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e, the people's church notice board declaimed 'Violate the temple on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
lares her lack o luck aye, wi board games on page 49
ed on his baws fae across the board on page 50

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e were aa herdit like nowt on board that ship at Leith, an driven on page 31
very in the plantations - on board The Crown o London. Confined on page 39

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
abuin me, walks slaw tae the board's rim, on page 93

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
n in the slot. He's no on the board but he wants tae be. A few ch on page 23

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
t. Hunkered ower the waashin' board fairly gies ye a sair back, b on page 4

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
us o the five senses oan the board. on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Hings are doon aw acroass the board. You've goat Mr Burns in the on page 21
eportin her tae the education board." on page 193

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Miss Honey gaed tae the board and scrieved wi her white cha on page 70
tae the board and pleepin, 'The chalk! The on page 213
turnt and walked ower tae the board and tentily dichtit the chalk on page 220

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
tired sodgers that sit on the board o BAE. an ivvery ither compan on page 122

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
racks his nut aff the skirtin board at the boattum, landin wi a s on page 3

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ry rarely gits oot thi ironin board on page 67

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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
lar tunes as they set aff. On board there wuid be monie a sair he on page 32
The mair blubber they had on board the lower in the watter they on page 33
and o ane o his nieces wis on board an the faimlie wuid be fell g on page 34
is an able seaman that wis on board the Chieftain that sailit tae on page 40
cht ast. When he wis poued on board the fishin boat Toshie wis ba on page 43
Also on pages 92
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an Frieda wur daein the ouija board at the Homework Club after sc on page 105
rieda wur makin another ouija board an they want; me an Harpreet on page 106
it in the centre ae the ouija board. on page 107
d she's never daein the ouija board again an she solt her ring ta on page 108
roon Renfrew, an on the skate board ramp in the Robbie Park next on page 131
Also on pages 151
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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Oan board a ship, ane lang nicht, on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Aw the folk on board are prayin...' on page 96

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Oan a chalkt board at Tarelgin fairm road on page 62
The Coal Board hud the gall tae promote him! on page 79
Board the steamer 'Countess of Gall on page 99

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
s us o the Ove senses oan the board. on page 22

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
tellin ye. It's as stiff as a board. on page 60

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
akkin. It wis a square daud o board wi the name o the hoose pente on page 148
Hoolet, pickin up his notice-board, which had jist cam back inta on page 149

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
up yin o the flairboards. The board gied the maist frichtsome cra on page 39

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
letters oan the picture hoose board tae spell oot Jeannie Kelly a on page 53

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
es front while I write on the board." We got the rest o the times on page 120

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
t he'll niver share ma bed an board, on page 35

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
aicht pun the term, wi bed an board... It wis a damn sicht better on page 17

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Cairns, Pauline Lallans 58 - Newsins fa the SND, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e Arts and Humanties Research Board unner the umberellae o Dundee on page 110

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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
en tub an a corrugated washin board tae scrub on. There wis nae,
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
o ye a swap, all fair n above board of course.’
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
2000-2005”, the Welsh Leid Board
16 Welsh Language Board: “A Vision an Mission for 2
82. In Wales, a Welsh Leid Board wis estaiblished by statute i
board produced a Strategy for the W
the future. In its paper, the Board states:
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ablishment o a Scots language board, on a par wi Bòrd na Gàidhl
ry oot tae the Doric language board, which is based at the Elphin
tae a National Scots Language Board”.
creation of a Scots language board, was unanimously approved, ta
tion. The motion asked that a board, similar tae Bòrd na Gàidhl
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
the middle cless wid come on board, cause they talks aboot fitba
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Doric Board
agazine Show award. The Doric Board wis creatit wi a strang focus
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ittin et the stance ready tae board. The reason it’s such a sho
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Jist board an ludgin tur a term,
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
t tae show fowk that ah'm oan board wi whit's happenin, ah'm read
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
A Board fir the Scots Leid (or Scots
Scots Leid (or Scots Language Board) sib tae the Bòrd na Gàidhl
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
on cawin for a Scots Language Board is due tae be proposed. An ye
Sae, aye. This Scots Language Board business micht gang straicht
lity. Or then again, mebbes a Board WILL be set up, but wioot the
public life a Scots Language Board will need tae get tae grips w
, sometimes. A Scots Language Board wad chynge the gemme for Scot
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
he heid o Ben Edra. Aabody on board dee’d on impact.
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
uage Act, wi a Scots Language Board, mibbie alang the lines o Bor
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r talkin, but ah’m right on board wae it. Ah don’t go in fur
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
as all the sickness we had on board except sea sickness. Our pass
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
Kat like a snakes-an-ladders board gane gyte. In the middle o th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
o the new Gaelic Development Board (GDB) on 1 Aprile, spake o th
d led tae the settin up o the Board. He gied particlar wecht tae
echt tae his consait that the Board wadna can hain the language o
ongauns in the Irish Language Board. Ulster-Scots wis tae get £1
the leid bi pittin the Gaelic Board on a statutory staundin.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
in. There wis an explosion on board.”
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
The School Board 1897
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Scottish Borders Tourist Board haes peyed cooncil offeecials
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
This ane wisna stiff as a board or ocht. It wis gey souple sa
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
id fur the number o slaves on board a vessel an recompensed fur o

@alistairdunn tweeted
in, so so many empty jerseys. Board must be asked questions tae, (2017) search twitter
We're a fuckin mess. Board are failing the club and us f(2017) search twitter
a cannae wait tae board this plane on thursday. purel(2015) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
create a statutory Scots Leid Board, an it passed! Sae if it's br(2018) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
politics. Gled tae hae ye on board.(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
n the stelment o a Scots leid board/Comatee. Muivement taewards a (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
TUITION. Back tae the drawin board ya wee chookie(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
d. She decided to huv them on board SPECIFICALLY to get this pish (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
eave people are scrabbling to board US Airforce aeroplanes, some (2021) twitter link
TUITION. Back tae the drawin board ya wee chookie(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ts ma motto - get eesell oan board brother lol (2021) twitter link
talk about getting voters on board - just a trial lol (2021) twitter link
to travel out with our health board area - no lol (2020) twitter link
m8 no problem with across the board support for all sports buy a (2020) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
es. Stack them on the drainin board fin ah'm finished. Then ah ta on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
There wis great hilarity oan board es the ramshackle conveyance, on page 19
ur pilot speaking. Welcome on board Flight BY599A to Palma, Major on page 41
weel against a mahogany heid-board? Ye div? Oh, that's jus; gran on page 72

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An oor freens aa climt on board an maist o'em cheered an roar on page 118
Peyd ma fare an climt on board on page 139
Puck ma bugs, board 'at aeroplane on page 186

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Wilson, Heidi and Isla Then and noo, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Keith, prose
At schuil she hid a chalk board,
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mell. Composed, I entered the board room and saw aa the pricks si
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
rubbit out the sums frae the board an screived up a pucklie sang
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
A' kinds o' stuff on the menu board
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@beast_afc tweeted
oth witch defo dis the weegie board an a hate weegies.(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
A poor decision ti tak him on board(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
a few & this is fit is on the board fer the sports playing in the(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
feshers so they wid laste on board e boat, is aboot richt.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
an if the baest oan board hid hin any sense on page 25

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
kay Brown. The GMB Fellowship Board thowt that a collection o war on page 9

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
is better ta say he fell ower board fae his ship, better as sayin on page 18
e is fae 1880, written fae on board da ship at somebody caaed Ert on page 76
e, lack some Highland Tourist Board brochure. Na, it's beauty is on page 91

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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2021) Shetland
something else on da drawing board

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
his back, dan shö nippit on board. Der wirna mony cars fur hit
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Southern

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
bits on a chakkers board, on page 60

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Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
bits on a chakkers board,
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@OrangRuth tweeted
@5intheface Wood you ba board?(2019) search twitter