A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

into Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words61 58 75.1 109.3 69.7 31 31
Number of occurrences198115 50 11 12 3 7
Number of authors82 47 20 6 4 3 3

Occurrences of into in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
r forty emails will have come into his on page 18

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ke the side of a fiver to get into the caravan through that.' on page 30
rafters here, pal, Do you fit into that category?' on page 59
'Here's one you might be into, actually. ' The cunt looks l on page 103

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
that thy strength shall enter into this thy faithful servant, an on page 29

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
I batter into the scran wi relief, followed on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
rts playing up. You won't get into any trouble.' on page 7

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
That's carved into the winding gorge Below the a on page 3
To shrink into a quivering nervy band on page 31

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e the assimilation o Scotland into Britain wis assumed tae be co on page 60

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
focus by trapping the reader into seeing the action through the on page 84

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
town numpties. My mum gave me into trouble for sayin the word nu on page 116

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Crumbles and falls into decay, on page 94
, And without Method talks us into sense.' The greatest work o h on page 101

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
McGugan, I. Inquiry into the role of educational and c on page 24

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
rts playing up. You won't get into any trouble.' on page 15

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
t many French and Latin words into Scots. At the same time, the on page 15

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
cil - putting the heart back into the city on page 32

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
Barry Schuil where I was put into the infants wi Miss Christie. on page 120

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
use the world haed bin dooked into chassis eftir the Romans, an on page 19
into the ocean an the crews on page 42

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Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Peered into the rouky nicht on page 57

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
heidlines, "Young girl taken into custody after an incident in on page 113

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
An stap a pyke into the hole an lie on page 120

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
nguage and the language group into a world which is conceived of on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
giddy by looking so far back into the abyss of time.” Hutton
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
for his piece, slung him oot into the cauld dark nicht – gaun
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
though, when I began to want into breeks’ (p. 72)) but maistl
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e o the oceans ablo us. At ‘Into the Abyss’ (www.pbs.org/wgb
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ade many of the beholders run into their Houses, for fear the Fi
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
frigid blaw that’s rummeled into toon across the harbour wa’
Margaret lurches into motion doon the hill leavin M
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
um-like, ettlin to quaten her into guid mense.
buy into a scheme like ours.”
whuspered Miss Marjoribanks into hersel,
in her memory, rinnin into a mixter-maxter o his trig yo
possessed hooses were smashed into kinnlin inside afore the
7 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Their background is St. Eng., into which they weave distinctive
1 matches

Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
Literary quotes cut into stone panels as part of the C
Literary quotes cut into stone panels as part of the C
2 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
p a fag in case awbdy went up into flames. He wiz stawndin there
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
gave her a wave and then got into the car.
g each other, it’s straight into conversation. Ah barely even
2 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
d my expectation, by bringing into one view the result of detail
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
i.e. French], where the loans into Scots are independent of the
legal terms, most Latin loans into Scots are also attested in so
of Latin origin were borrowed into the two languages at widely d
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
. You will translate, please, into the mother-tongue…”
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in wae ma buzz afore Breaking into Heaven kicks in.
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ate a willingness to get back into work. Tell me, what have you
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
cried it. Wan building, split into four dwellings. The upper wan
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ns out the infection had gone into your blood. But you’re goin
feel at the prospect of going into work? Is there a tightness in
London might be getting put into lockdown. Plumbers aside, mos
3 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
flair like he wants tae crawl into the groond, saying he’s sor
e. And I’m glad it’s come into my life, this special thing,
2 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
checks the boy as he breenges into the living room. Av worked it
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“We have to get her into a hospital,” explaint the y
ive it until we start to rise into the foothills o the Kunlun Mo
hide some o my stuff, sew it into seams or something.”
“They must be into the third generation,” agre
he end of my rounds, I'll pop into the hospital and see Beatrice
9 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
er. Ah well, eh even got taen into toun by Laurence in th’ car
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
on her till she'll be brocht into the house; but she has a fine
hould like uncommonly to luke into her inside, for as she has na
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
William Soutar in the buik, "Into a Room" sellin for £7.99 fra
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
y for men to guilt trip women into havin’ sex. —If that’s
dinnae ken what ah was gettin into wi’ Si tonight but I reckon
ing copious amounts of precum into ma keks, ah kin feel the wet
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Scots tung". MY computer went into overdrive trying to spellchec
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
small stool sample and pop it into the tube. Return it to the de
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
patients to pop their samples into an envelope’’. Before she
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
e stubborn, labels don't come into it.(2020) search twitter
. now how do I twist your arm into it ? ??(2020) search twitter
eppim Dinnae bring being auld into it ? ye can hold back a wee b(2020) search twitter
will ye continue the progress into November?(2020) search twitter

@fourmenterian tweeted
@AyeOrkney Here's what sprung into ma heid: https://t.co/ZajWutF(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
st Lothian, but still sneaked into Holyrood by the back door usi (2023) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Song stolen by Dylan and put into Get Away From My Window).(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
to translate Romeo and Juliet into Scots once! 'Cannae believe t(2017) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
woman has put so much effort into looking so like a man that eg (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
st the Country plunges deeper into an Abyss? (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
week! Hae a look at "Journey into the Scottish Diaspora with Bi (2020) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
this till we’re allowed back into McGrory? https://t.co/kaTCBTR (2021) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
n Current Holyrood inquiry is into the failures of Scotgov's inv (2021) twitter link
sed to pass most days driving into St A's - back in the day whe (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
nse stopped and fans were let into games m8 (2021) twitter link
ams but will defo have a look into this one cm (2021) twitter link
u would be fine - get yersel into edinburgh lol (2021) twitter link
in the raw - crowds crammed into grounds/ pitch invasions/bevv (2020) twitter link
ugh out our working lifes and into retirement! (2021) twitter link
and 15 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
vious you've put a great deal into it - clearly a labour of asi on page 58

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
h needed injection of capital into the area'; 'bring a new prosp on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fin Elspeth finally cam back into the dinin-room sayin, "Your h on page 31

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
into caves an rock formations. on page 4

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
have made the inroads it did into British philosophy. Do you ag on page 85

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
hip (ATP); Scots Leid Centre; Into Film);
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e hiv tae gang up the hill an into the trees. Yer really shy abo
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
there were shairp cuts seepin into my bane, my marrae, my saul,
t is and wi me is obliterated into naethin, naethin. Her ablach
2 matches

Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
anted tae turn the hale world into stane and when Fiona realised
1 matches

Rebecca, Casey and Stephen The Baby Dragon, the Wolves and the Lassies, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
Suddenly Flopsy turned into a bonnie laddie and chased th
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
the kind that’ll seen turn into a sandstorm at this time o ye
I run ben into the lobby and pick up the too
furls fae the helicopter doon into my backie. An Officer starts
and the Officer’s thrown up into the air, his airms and legs s
a ears pop as I’m lifted up into the air and thrown across ma
10 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
Just bet me put these things into the kitchen,” she says in h
ch up on. E’m so gled E ran into you today.”
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
very best the S.O.E. ever put into the field with a string of as
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
drover had been found crashed into the gateway of the Roads Depa
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
u stand when a superior walks into the room?”
1 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
E wifie says "Come into town, yes, you're the very we
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
The Royal Mail wints tae soar into the 21st Century by getting i
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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
a run on the banks. Or a run into the bank and oot again, I for
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Gotten into a thochtie i' fash wi the cou(2017) search twitter
easily convert text straight into our dialect and send it to fo(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
d caad it Groundr. But we got into an affa bither as another app(2019) search twitter
berdeentaxi1 Aye. Didn't come into toon at often back en. Mind s(2019) search twitter
regor @LadyM_McManus I bumped into the wonderful Michelle McManu(2019) search twitter
k een half time and curled it into the net. Fit a legend yon is!(2020) search twitter
he remixed in Northern Lights into i Bluebell Polka. Fit a Chiel(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
@AberdeenFC Into them - heed first boys(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
nak Roon a blind bend heid on into Brexit(2020) search twitter
ith the fizzy Sodastream came into ma heid(2020) search twitter
Jist been into toon to see a job it widna be(2020) search twitter
Into pink eens https://t.co/1c8YGh(2020) search twitter
own threads then click across into another jist raking aboot(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
oosh’ it... ideally straight into your mouth!) ?? Scottish Twit(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ppointed Aberdeen fans piling into the Fittie Bar now. Nae a goo(2016) search twitter
seen sense tae tack this toon into the 21st century, apart fae y(2018) search twitter
o’er to her place & reversed into the garage first time I thoug(2018) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
y're both in neuks that nudge into the North sea, seen very clea (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
but what I saw broke my heart into a thousand shards. Winnie wit on page 21

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
n his waterproof claes, waded into the slurry an somewey or ithe on page 16

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And stare off into space on page 44

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
rm in mine, and off we go out into fresh air, freedom, nothing s on page 30

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Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
hing northwards and eastwards into the shallow North Sea – int
the shallow North Sea – into distances that belie the isla
2 matches

@johnkmitchinson tweeted
Trying to translate a carol into Orkney Scots each year - las (2020) twitter link

@peediepuss tweeted
mower) turned (by fork) made into screws then biggid into a s (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Mrs Jamieson, a box has come into our possession with instructi on page 22
gh, how on earth did this get into her mouth?" He held oot his h on page 53
bit: "We are only three weeks into our voyage, and already the p on page 76

3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
"Not to mention research into the effects of wind, rain, wo
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
d ride da horse it would dive into da watery depths to drown the(2019) search twitter
Shetland! Bizarrely, I bumped into wir Karen and een o da origin(2020) search twitter
eSavage. Really happy to bump into two otters, what a treat! ?? (2018) search twitter
lk athoot fearin my dog turns into a kite. https://t.co/drOw2Cbg(2019) search twitter
or da fishing boat as it came into Toft. https://t.co/3RQ3Xu3V38(2019) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Came into da utility room daday tae fol (2018) twitter link
inerobot Wir been gittin back into da swing o school and Dave be (2020) twitter link
was so unexpected - I burst into tears when I opened it (2018) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
aboot it.trying to get moved into this hoose ana.(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
lan Miriam is beyond epic and into the realms of byordnar.(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
That’s what we need to look into, seriously! Fae ma experience(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
yer buddy there tae empty it into the sack.
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
y hard all day long and often into the night.
1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
gie ma heed piece’ so I went into the scullery, got a bi(2020) search twitter
this wee saying used to come into my head all the time if I had(2020) search twitter

@OrangRuth tweeted
d the Young Offenders sailing into thon fragrant Harbour, with S(2019) search twitter
d the Young Offenders sailing into thon fragrant Harbour, with S(2019) search twitter
ant tae know what thon wan is into. Would turn ye hair bleach gr(2019) search twitter

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