A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of chose in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
eedom tae worship God as they chose. on page 39

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
if it wis mum or the pub that chose the playlist. It's really eas on page 26

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
That depression is a thing A chose, tae fix it's up tae me. on page 63
But he chose tae sweep her clean awa inste on page 72

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ed propaganda. Maist among us chose music because ay what we thou on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
But in the end the auld king chose on page 21

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tion like the yin earlier, Ah chose tae ignore her comment. Paul, on page 31
e future generations. And she chose tae offer us the mind fuck ae on page 89
kin classes. Some ae ma mates chose a life ae furever chasin that on page 90
r. Especially fae him. But ah chose tae be graceful in defeat. on page 117

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
were how ye chose tae show it, on page 104

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
said. "Then look at you. You chose books. Ah chose looks.' on page 91

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
you chose ti pay we on page 30

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
dnae had any breakfast, so ah chose tae go fur main meals; when a on page 87

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
We chose whit wid be best for aw on page 90

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
creivar an critic Tom Leonard chose tae spell 'is' as 'iz' an wid on page 19
speirin a body whit wey thay chose tae walk, an no anent the pro on page 31
stertit tae write in Scots, A chose tae deek intae clessic bairns on page 57

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
framed funeral mass card. Maw chose a rare picture o him fur it. on page 43

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
she ayewis chose the steyest brae for her on page 7

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
was than), a heich proportion chose the 'sometimes' repone - 76% on page 9

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
chose the cheap an clammy place. Th on page 112

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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
e tae mairry him. Hooever, he chose tae stairt at the tap, wi the on page 82

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
hat it means is anither, an A chose the saicont. (Gin ye fancy a on page 33

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
chitter, choice, choke, chop, chose, chow, chuck, chuckie, chuffi
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ionships atween the things we chose an the things that came to pa
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
history as a money makker. A chose tae dae it acause ah ken thos
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
here’s a nummer o dialects. Chose the ane that’s closest tae
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
omantics stuff, an A went and chose Dunbar. Done is a battle on t
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
n tae Ootdoor Pursuits that A chose that year's Santa pressie. Ca
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’ booze, well that's whit A chose tae interpret the “Rotten B
it masel’ an’ a young guy chose tae hae a steak. When the the
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
he didna like it. Whitever he chose for tae say - tae guess? tae
o daylicht, an maist o thaim chose for tae spen it ootside, desp
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o understaunin, without haein chose to mak him just awthegither a
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
™s no aw ye kin dae. Oor John chose another waiy.
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Who they chose,
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Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Fer me, a lassie chose anither airt
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
main Covenantin preachers. Ah chose Cameron because he hud sic a

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
laying golf, buggies the lot. Chose golf ????????(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ohnNicolson I wis meaning tae chose tae rerun them ilka day tae i(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
o ordinary folk like me & you chose fear oer hope and decided to (2022) twitter link

Doric

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
In yer favourite spot, far ye chose tae bide. on page 11

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ice waited patiently until id chose till speak again. In a meenad on page 48
in till what A could say if A chose," e Duchess replied, in a ple on page 88

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the toon. Bit the day, if he chose tae behave a beast, he cud bi
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
the Thug Life, the Thug Life chose me.
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@72redz1903 tweeted
arra @DoricSkateboard Cheers. Chose the Dundee Jazz/Blues festiva (2020) twitter link
here, especially because they chose to go specifically bars that (2020) twitter link

Shetland

@HazelTindall tweeted
pen da bag ta see whit someen chose for me ta read! Tanks tae you(2020) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
first day of spring as Apollo chose to lie oot on da green(2014) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ce waited patiently until eet chose tae speak agin. In a meenit o on page 49
n tae whit Ah could say if Ah chose tae," th Duchess replied, soo on page 90

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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
¯s ïs ma Sinn, tha Yin A hae chose. Lïsten tae hïm!" Whan tha on page 86

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