opposite | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 27.8 | 35 | 22.6 | 0 | 29.1 | 10.3 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 89 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 47 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
nst me. The clueless mute sat opposite him. Whos yince adorin girlfr on page 35
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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ent his lack o success wi the opposite sex. In the episode cried Dug on page 33
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
h. Nae words. Then he did the opposite fae usual whin she went oot. on page 1
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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
! Thae peat bogs are the very opposite frae central on page
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e oan the cream leather couch opposite and produces his weed tin fae on page 63
me tae sit doon oan the chair opposite him and before ah ken it ma t on page 125
nderson who steys in the flat opposite mines loackin up her hoose. A on page 139
ore speedin oaff again in the opposite direction. Naeboady seems tae on page 149
ed oan the large widden doors opposite thum. They're pretty much dro on page 159
Also on pages 170
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ind parents that are jist the opposite, wha show nae interest at aw on page 4
g their bairns were. Jist the opposite. Sometimes jt wisnae possible on page 85
here ah'm ur tae tell ye the opposite and yous hud better believe m on page 135
pen or the wan that means the opposite o wrang?' He happened tae be on page 138
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
l polis soon had the pavement opposite St Andrew's Hoose (kennt vigi on page 103
the evidence tells the direck opposite, seein as the vast majority o on page 112
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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
the darg wis taen ower by the opposite shift. Maist o Tam's crew did on page 49
gettin roun the big sand bank opposite the Craig Pier. He pit up mai on page 92
stoppit afore Belmont Hoose, opposite whaur the Sea Braes are nou, on page 122
the High Street an parkit it opposite the Toun Hoose that uised tae on page 126
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
staunin ootside the classroom opposite, waitin on her ma comin oot f on page 20
snider an looked away in the opposite direction. She wis wi a guy t on page 68
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
titly across the room tae the opposite waw, 'ower here I am inventin on page 102
'The yin that gangs the opposite wey on the same track as this on page 140
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
juist end up daein the exac' opposite (l. 24). Frae line 28 oan aa on page 110
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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
say Fareweel, sae this is the opposite. When we spiered o Pooh whit on page vii
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nt o the church so we kin sit opposite Stella Marie, oan the Virgin' on page 113
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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Oan opposite sides o the aisle as usual- on page 129
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
l be-ins; he is, atweill, the opposite o the warlock, Michael Scott,
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
a dialeck dictionar, it's the opposite o definitive whan it comes ta
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
staunin ootside the classroom opposite, waitin on her ma comin oot f
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
we ayways did. We picked the opposite colours fae what the picture
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
ades. Cyclists swerve tae the opposite sides o the pavement, as if j
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
aires. In Scotland, we've the opposite problem - we've nae winners
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Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
ae herself. But me, I’m the opposite, or at least at’s the way a
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n ah’m flung back intae the opposite waw. ‘Look who it fuckin is
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
by mercilessly crushin their opposite number’s haun until wan, un
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
h side an grasping oot at its opposite number in an attempt tae beco
1 matches
Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
t the east end o the building opposite the McCabes. Auld Mrs Anderso
tae the six lockups wis Agnes opposite auld Mr. and Mrs. Ure.
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’ on the wee knee-high wall opposite the parkin’ spaces reserved
come purrin’ in n parkin’ opposite. The windae iz lowered an a f
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Fae the opposite direction, a nondescript, sha
erin fae wan siderail tae the opposite wan while shovellin chips int
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
The opposite wi’ Souve you canny leave t
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
. Hsien wis sloungin agin the opposite waa o the corridor. He raised
n yae fuit ootward, bring the opposite erm ower the heid in an arch
yae wey, the body tiltit the opposite wey, the hurdies tiltit the i
rden, while he proppit up the opposite wa. “Whit wad the Wanderers
fifteen-year-auld girl o the opposite species. Till they discovert
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
™ unnerstan’ things fae the opposite perspective. As a champion oâ
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
nce based simply on daein the opposite o the Lunnon Tory govrenment.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
sin, inower the first page an opposite the festive greetin.
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
her or they’d travel in the opposite direction tae try an reach as
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
e, Charles Stuart, thocht the opposite, wis huvin nane o it. Mind ye
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
gestures fur me tae sit doon opposite him.
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
t, like, how scary it is. The opposite. When English or American peo(2018) search twitter
@MartinBroon tweeted
most of these game's oan the opposite side of the pitch ...swapping(2020) search twitter
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e o sand wirthy o the Sahara (opposite Keith Place) wi foliage growi(2020) search twitter
@bigandymccoll tweeted
e are some in Alba I feel the opposite about ??). Texting (which is (2022) twitter link
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
When e procession came opposite Alice, they all stopped an lo on page 76
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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ar airtit steive-like tae the opposite gait, an he tyeukna the peeri on page 76
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
el you lot are jist the exack opposite: ye find a bonnie park an ye on page 89
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
leegious, an we were jist the opposite. Weel, nae exackly the opposi on page 72
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
, Da wis tellin him the exact opposite.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a grocer's richt on the neuk opposite, wi a gas lamp oot on the str
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
y and in the ither een at the opposite side he keepit his pizzen.
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
arris, the same. Marless, the opposite. There seemed tae be some kin
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
e bag tae you, you rin in the opposite direction an she’ll tell th
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e an Scrat the Kittlin sat at opposite ens o the reid hairy rug in M
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@72redz1903 tweeted
Hogmanay, his brither stayed opposite me ?? (2020) twitter link
@cligeey tweeted
hoory day the coos wer in the opposite neuk at lowsin time(2020) search twitter
@daleser23 tweeted
a callum i would do the exact opposite o fit that idiot says(2013) search twitter
Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
wir opposite numbers,
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
standard spellin cood hae da opposite effect, if onnly hit wis rich
er thing. Dis is of coorse da opposite o da approtch at’s wrocht i
2 matches