A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

forced Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.5 27.2 13.6 9.9 29.1 31 4.4
Number of occurrences7253 9 1 5 3 1
Number of authors44 30 6 1 4 2 1

Occurrences of forced in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
he forced himsel tae keep makkin thae i on page 18

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ork as suhin yer joost kindae forced intae. Suhin ye Auv tae dae. on page 103

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
I forced masel tae push thochts o the on page 56
an skraichy i ma ain lugs, an forced masel in efter thaim. on page 58

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
lin aboot wae him. The Toi ir forced intae a corner n every'body s on page 45

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Was forced tae abandon me an his wean. on page 16

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
an efter woundin ane o thaim, forced thei surrender. Emboldened, a on page 26
itatit, flustert, an then wis forced tae confess he'd ta'en pairt on page 45
t o siller, Her Leddyship wis forced tae sell some portions o thei on page 48
dam kep his heid doun, an tho forced tae gang tae hear the king's on page 51
nless months an endless rain. Forced tae kill beasts they cuidnae on page 63

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
forced tae stitch Jude stars ontae t on page 90

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
gin wir telt that D.C Thomson forced his employees, efter the Gene on page 84

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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
e breidwinner an the men were forced tae bide at hame an bile the on page 50
years o war Napoleon had been forced tae abdicate an in 1814 he wa on page 91

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
they like it. Aye bit naebdy forced her tae take it, said ma ma, on page 129

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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
Grown tae aichteen forced like a tottie in the tenement on page 43

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
The Angel grinned. She forced her voice tae echo doon the c on page 80
ls were sad because they were forced tae work in the circus. The P on page 97

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
o went back doon again and he forced himsel tae keep the heid. "Th on page 76

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ony seetuation whaur fowk’s forced intae an aither-or chyce atwe
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
of a fierce hour’, you wir forced
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
played their wicked music and forced me tae dance, and they took c
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
mal airts the same wey it wis forced oot.
ik tae his vocabular gin he's forced intae readin the text in Scot
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
tae see hou its spikkers are forced tae deny its existence in the
aw the official yins, they're forced tae repress themsels - tae s
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
choice but tae speak tae her. Forced tae choose atween pretendin w
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ken the wee craiturs ar bein forced tae tak wing anely tae be a t
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
h Kelty whaur the odd Tory is forced tae cohabitate, cheek by jowe
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e me the full spiel - ah’d forced his haun an it didnae need ta
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Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
or weel be forced tae isolate.
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
n Chiefs had had enough an’ forced a retreat frae Derby, he trea
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Forced to scrape a living,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
it thochtfully, the while she forced hersel no tae cantle up - th
her muscle. In the en he wis forced tae lat her be, an wi a jirk,
They forced him intae the back o a ferm c
rt lik the verra deil, bit he forced hissel no tae flench. Whan th
t it in the Auld Langage. She forced a smile. “It’s aa richt,â
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ye were makin us take drugs. Forced us, practically. See whit hap
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
lye o the pund. Callaghan wis forced tae tak a lend frae frae the
s an 80s European voters were forced tae wale atween takkin Social
racy warkit sae weill that it forced a crisis, a revolutionary sit
3 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ka interview is airtificially forced tae discuss naething but curr
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
n stop the marginalisation an forced swallaein up o cultural minor
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Forced hissel’ tae see it through,
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
the Toun Bailie’s hoose an forced him tae haund ower the papers

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
in the marsh. The riders wur forced tae dismount. It wis haund ta

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
the stroke o a government pen forced them tae disband.

@Chazzbat tweeted
gn. It's clear yer mither wis forced tae gie ye up by yer gran. Th(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Wis onybody else forced tae speak a foreign language (2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
They forced the same rules on Dottie the on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
wa: he hatit bein cornered an forced inte showin his feelins - ev on page 86
s wi progress; the kine aat's forced upon ye, sidden like; an the on page 95
an, although the roup hid bin forced upon him, it wis a queer thin on page 96

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hid te dee ess, bit Ah'v bin forced te review ma wirkin practice on page 11

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An forced ye ontae i'stage on page 158

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
near anither tree. If he wis forced tae go near ane he'd break oo on page 118

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the meal. Noo I wis hungry an forced doon yon porridge an
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
ye ken, fit a shame they were forced tae close! Peer Mandy wee a y(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
hattered and the puir man wis forced tae flee. on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
dirl o confusion. Maybe if he forced Jesus' haand, Jesus wid come on page 145

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
fae da supermarket, at's been forced on ta growe tae an excessive on page 15
r dat as da wye my midder wis forced tae live, whin my faider deei on page 27

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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ress gang ship. Da press gang forced young men tae join da Royal N
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ooo Dis reminds me o when Mam forced a car back up Grunnawal, dey (2019) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hae twaal craiters," (she was forced tae say "craiters", ee ken, ' on page 108

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
kin shite! Aal ma life, a was forced to learnt tae listen. Hated t(2020) search twitter
ple; https://t.co/XCoXZWBtEp *FORCED OOT!*(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
halt at the corner o the bays forced hir han up tae hir breest yin on page 30

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