A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of plain in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
reid that wis pauchled - no a plain bit breid, hooever: this yin on page 35

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 82 - Holy Corners o Auld Scotia, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
er. Wis siklike richteousness plain tae see? on page 56

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ah'll gie ye that. Wis that a plain loaf in there ah seen? A coup on page 13

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
terin tae the surface, kythed plain, an the fou heat o his corrup on page 140

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ms past. The place is fucked, plain n simple. The council huv lon on page 24
work after, so she's git on a plain white blouse n black trousers on page 51

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
o days in my life. It wis as plain as parritch Harry wisna for b on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e, an she felt it wad be just plain daft for her tae cairry it on on page 44

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Ai, whatna sumf im A? It's as plain as parritch nou. Thon reiver on page 48

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ch's no the trick. Gie him it plain. on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
'Is it no plain as parritch, then, ma feres, on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Whan wir weans, it's verra plain on page 47

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
is is nae chairge ... juist a plain fact. I hinnae been at the ki on page 40

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
in her plain black doukers, fur aa tae see on page 93

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
yer innocence plain as can be. on page 21

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Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
we rest oan this plain o drouchit burns: on page 37
the plain an the river. The licht o the on page 24

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Mackie, Matthew Guid Mornin! Guid Nicht!, (Tippermuir 2023 ISBN: 978-1913836337) Central, childrens
Plain breid an butter, on page 17

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
uniform. Which consisted ae a plain black toap wae the school emb on page 187

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d back in her chair ahint the plain table that sat in the middle on page 66
a manky white pinnie. It wis plain as parritch that the Heidie h on page 117

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
time agin bi the media wi the plain intent tae try an keep as mon on page 25
haur the Rembrancer is aye in plain sicht as the Chancellor tells on page 39

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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 wis gangin oot ontae a flat plain. The ice pack wisnae like an on page 38
l ye wuid stick tae yer ribs. Plain honest food for straicht hone on page 56
the oorie baist. On the flat plain afore the risin hill o Ballud on page 80

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ah endet up jist gettin a plain white T-shirt that had a T on on page 53

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Although she's spiled, it's plain tae tell, on page 133

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Plain, ordinary breid an butter wor on page 11
oot owre the Mauchline Basin Plain, on page 27
nae Pan-Breid the day, juist Plain, Sae wae a nod tae Rabbie, on page 43
The 'Nae plain breid!', 'Gie's Pan!' o it, on page 3758
llt in Wales though, that wis plain daft. on page 77
Also on pages 88, 116, 139
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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
It seems thrawn, if no juist plain daft, tae grudge the siller f on page 14

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
, and formatting. Since using plain English makes the encyclopaed on page 9
leid shuid ettle at clear an plain Scots. The'r sindry bauld, bo on page 12

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
The moral is richt plain tae see on page 9

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e nuptial laws. The law says, plain as parritch, that the documen on page 152

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
A plain kist waits tae hoard on page 6
He gied it laldie, spak it plain on page 15

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Luik at a hoose, an ye see, plain as plain, the temperament o t on page 43

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Aneuch's aneuch. Spick plain, on page 35

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e, moral blackmail, incest or plain ill-hertitness. Maugre the li on page 90

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
wi a sheen o plain texts, some embroidered on page 112

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I'm wae on the banes o aa the plain fowk: on page 39

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
s uisin the auld wirds an the plain speakin, that wis pairtlie wi on page 21

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Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
et lichted thon dairk, driech plain, on page 23

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"Is that flour plain, or is it self raisin?" on page 114

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Ye michtna get awa wi sic a plain account on page 98

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e sayed, oor screivar maks it plain as parritch that he daesna li on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ncludes, wes a ticht ettil in plain Scots, but no athoot unwantit on page 116

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
sity for it to be insisted on plain as policy. on page 72

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Alas! he had, it's plain tae see, on page 62

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
It wis plain is Lang Meg's lang sneck thit on page 67

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Though trystit wi Aeneas (no plain Aonghas nor Angus) Menzies wh on page 128

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
her leids, is discrimination, plain as parritch. The cute-myndit on page 121

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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘that mark plain deeference fae the grumphie-s
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
on the prices even juist for plain coffee an pynt. It's like A'v
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Scots as "auld", "braid" or "plain", an whan he estaiblished his
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
gate. Rab Broun wes a plat an plain cheil an kent weill the
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Noo it is verra plain tae me that this wis no the w
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
‘Auld plain Scottis’
ar, atween a Latinate an a ‘plain’ style.
st (or anti-latinate) camp is plain. In baith kintras, a ‘plain
. In baith kintras, a ‘plain’ style o screivin conteena�
The ‘plain’ style as guid practick
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mper’t on the stage for the plain raison that the fowk in the o
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Is plain enough.
Efter a day on hill or plain,
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
d version o somethin that the plain retellin couldnae. Includit h
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
American Great Again are that plain an that pautent as tae want f
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
rang, mebbe we arenae - it's plain as parritch that we hiv tae s
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Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
� thae days. Noo it’s juist plain’ beggin’. They stairt up
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t sic propaganda. It’s been plain as parritch for a while that
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
air o the stores in 2018! Its plain tae see Greggs ken their merc
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
r work. Arachne ayewis yaised plain threids that she span fae the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
he French state haes makit it plain as parritch that thae languag
jeck is weel thocht oot. It's plain as parritch there still aye a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
� for ordnar, onigate – but plain ('braid') Galilee...". Whan T
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
�� Annie wis makkin her birse plain.
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
a he wis worth makin it quite plain that he wisnae happy and if t
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ule and thirldom: that is the plain trowth.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Rongye pickit up the plain blue sari. “It’s very nic
e wis sorry she had been that plain - he leukit dumfoonert. She
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
hink 'ur's sum in ma airm-pit Plain Sailin’ It wisnae ma furst
ailin’ Meant it wisnae a’ plain sailin’ Sin’ thon couple
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ettert fowk, but his style is plain an business-like. His reader
. The screivar says “It’s plain eneuch that gin we drink our
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
The plain fack o the maitter isna that
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
An for as plain as I speak — an it is weel
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
he fare ye’re peying for. A plain loaf in a tavern costs mair a
f in a tavern costs mair as a plain loaf on the street. Ye mebbe
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
s hairt.” Laren Bhain spoke plain and true.
��It dis.”Laren Bhain spoke plain and true.
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solonggaybowser Merlin's Bairns, (archiveofourown.org 2020) Central, prose
smirk in Merlin's vyce wis as plain as parritch. "Ay, ye'r a guid
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
see wir ain wey o speakin wis plain as parritch in a shawin o BBC
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Plain truth tae tell…
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
’ll gie ye that. Wis that a plain loaf in there ah seen? A coup
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
t exemple o a wumman hidin in plain sicht is the anonymous poem 4
nae the anely wumman hidin in plain sicht, but whae finds a chiel
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ebrook22 She’s no bad at the plain stuff.(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
.. Milk Tray, Bournville, and Plain Choice mate... TY... ?? (2023) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
saraband It's a pot o soup as plain as pairritch!(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
in their resources???? That's plain DAFT !!!! (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
yersel oxter-cogged (or jist plain oxtered) by the polis! Also, (2020) search twitter
i twa, aye twa ootside bits o plain loaf, grozet jam fae Cairney (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
nonsense. The guy's a bigot, plain as day.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
thin like a toastit ootsider (plain breid, o coorse) wi butter! N(2018) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
otside in yon waxy paper that plain breid yased tae come in. Aye (2021) twitter link
net availability etc its jist plain and simple, the bairns are no(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
efo well out his depth - its plain to see (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
rap When there revealed - as plain's could be A little slice o h on page 15

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Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
The openin' ceremony wis plain but fair, Like oor new Mart, on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah sighed. "He's ariddy gat a plain ane fir wik-days an a funcy a on page 63
t. An did he think she leukit plain an aul-farrant? on page 80

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
stin ony mair - she wis jist plain ignorant...a lip-glossed moo on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
er o cubbuge, incontinence an plain biscuits. Iv only they'd open on page 45

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Dinna like pan, dinna like plain on page 84
Menthol, tipped or plain on page 96

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
y tent o the quistion: it wes plain as parritch at he cwidna aide on page 18
I said tae him, I said it plain, on page 87

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
s best fin it's preened tae a plain kinno cloot.
kind, roon face, runkled, an plain, wi gowd roon glaisses on the
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
nae easy darg – an telt him plain that gin Myra didna leave, hi
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Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
in his fitba strip. He lookit plain daft bit a didna say onything
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Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
that a wis feart it wis jist plain mingin.
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
arcel. Inside there wiz three plain white cannelss an nine iron n
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
wis happy noo, jist tae be a plain yalla rose buss, climmirn up
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
A plain or pan loaf wis the only kind
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
quick. Hope ye were wintin e plain een.(2020) search twitter
findin the last biscuit is a plain chocolate KitKat.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
al right. Me neem wis written plain. on page 9
ike him and he meed that very plain. on page 12
id hid though the evidence is plain. on page 14
o Brodgar, hid's purpose isna plain. on page 37
fast - and Granny's meed hid plain on page 56
Also on pages 74, 75
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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
purple and teal pattrind an plain purple contrast. Crimplene wi on page 99

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
The dry, flat an fertile reid plain o Emilia Romagna lies atween
n Adriatic tae the east. This plain is the breid basket o norther
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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
stare as sheu did noo. It wis plain that whitivver ‘ivrybuddy�
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Plain sailin on page 22
plain o da sea da cone o da Wart is on page 42
ta her summit an shö ta da plain on page 64

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@tattooedselkie tweeted
ets get mair engagement as me plain English eens. https://t.co/FI(2021) search twitter

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
rogress, but there's ae thing plain; on page 131

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Plain, ordinary breid an butter wor on page 207

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
reach eet: she could say eet plain as hur neb thro th giess, an on page 13

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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
It maun be filet, it's plain tae see. on page 57
Tha truth, o coorse, it's plain tae see, on page 58

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
reach it ava: shae cud see it plain enuch through the gless, shae on page 14

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
s an aa tha proafits, he made plain tae thaim whut aa tha Scriptu on page 111

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Hir clever trick sae plain, on page 19

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
shouders an I bunged a half a plain loaf an Tayto cheese an onion
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Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
my heid,I can still see it as plain as day.
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@the_gellick tweeted
nditional, itherwise folk are plain daft. Nae daicent leader woul (2015) twitter link
r nor a "Ballymena accent" is plain daft! (2015) twitter link

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
t defence of the genre, and “plain country workin men” in defia(2020) search twitter