A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of proper in Corpus

Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
afore we get tae Greece - a proper victory deserves a proper ska on page 57

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
gittin proper cargos wae the troops. Everyw on page 6
hey catch Alan and give him a proper hiding. Then in retaliation t on page 54
rms, polished shoes, ties the proper length n tight roon our necks on page 57

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
he furst time she'd been in a proper daunce haw, she'd jist cam ta on page 27

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ae been reclaimin Scots as a 'proper' - a wird tae return til - on page 33
he defaut poseetion that the 'proper' stage leid wis English. Fir on page 35
fit fir, nir expressive nir 'proper' eneuch, for serious modren l on page 36
onie style sheet - werenae 'proper'. Bit they cam fae the creati on page 40
till in ma heid in 1969 that 'proper' prestigious scrievin an rais on page 44

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
weather's boss! The weather's proper! Mon thrang the strand an los on page 77

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
o, Jeanie, she yaist tae be a proper fisher lassie an' follit the on page 18
an' they bairns o' hers are a proper credit tae her, an' widnae da on page 20
war fur the drink, a proper sicht. on page 26
d bisom that yin wis, aye an' proper tarragatin' wi' it. Ma man wi on page 28
', ye darenae ca' them by the proper nim o' salmon. Ah kin say it on page 34
Also on pages 37
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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
t aw angles. Wan day I'll huv proper grown up instruments an decen on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
It's no that ah cannae speak proper English - ah kin ~ but Scots on page 7

8 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
r weang At all times to speak proper, on page 17

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oan. He went mental. Ah mean, proper oaff the radar. It then took on page 70
ongside at the shipyaird were proper men. Men who demanded respect on page 87
no like Aldo, we're actually proper Leith Star supporters and thi on page 104
p ae tea. Earl Grey, ken? the proper stuff, no the usual pishwater on page 120
's lovin the attention tae. A proper showman so he is. Lyin sprawl on page 154
Also on pages 172, 188
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
a proper plannin regime based on publi on page 154

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an a proper pain in thi arse, on page 7
proper Inglish. on page 56

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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
sed tae think is the richt an proper wey tae deal wi a king. Oniew on page 20

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ah wis proper gobsmacked by that. So wis Ha on page 26
Street; she never even said a proper thank you fur the presents we on page 155
e run the class; wuv no had a proper teacher since before the Sept on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nough bawbees tae buy them aw proper scran. The ainly meals they c on page 5

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
8. Scots proper names an place names shuid be on page 4
8. Scots proper names an place names shuid be on page 12
ep an uise their ain system o proper names in aw spheres an at awt on page 21

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
It's no that ah cannae speak proper, ah kin, but this is ma langu on page 6
se ma Mammy didnae come fae a proper family wi 'careers' and, in t on page 7
Ah dinnae class Dante as a proper goth compared tae his pal. Th on page 11
p English group. Ah kin speak proper when ah put ma mind tae it. on page 16
. If ah did mair than put oan proper talkin occasionally, it would on page 17
Also on pages 29, 32
7 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
her affa me an introduced us proper like. I'm sure he stood atwee on page 21
written law that dictated the proper wye tae go aboot these things on page 36
ter if ye gie the wee thing a proper funeral. A coffin, a wee pray on page 64

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
uld think o tae mak withoot a proper wirkshop for inventin, and ti on page 118

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah sigh. Kate and Dad sound proper, but ma accent is as common a on page 29
he officers said she wasnae a proper witness because she wis stand on page 46
ey've finally been gien their proper place. They arenae far fae me on page 115

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Bairn-born, an cowin wi a proper awe on page 8

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
this,' says he, speakin quite proper. 'And I'll mind that bottle a on page 72

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Awa an hae a proper match, on page 62

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
k nails raither nor driven in proper wi a richt screwdriver." Ian on page 96

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
tion system the teaching of a proper awareness and appreciation of on page 121

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
hey'd mak damn shair that the proper name wis whit wad be seen on
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
e spikker - A cannae say the proper Aiberdeen lang - aa - soond
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
reet slang an lairn tae speak proper, they war fleetched tae redd
neuch tae lairn hou tae speak proper oniewey.
2 matches

Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
and would soon learn to speak proper English", A Grannie said tae
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e it? But aye, this fella wiz proper short n stout, likes mibbe fi
1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘a proper critic, due standards o hygie
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
day? Oh no, that’s not the proper way. It’s ‘How do you do?
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
complenein anent the lak o a proper Scotch Hogmanay, wi pypes an
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
he neist stage, anglicisation proper, owerlappit wi the previous a
. I the phase o anglicisation proper, Staunart Inglis was adoptit
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
. Scott hirsell. In his innin proper, Robb estaiblishes a nummer o
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
Robert. He didnae even get a proper burial.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Awa an hae a proper match,
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
rks that segregate it fae the proper, English wirds. But ye dinnae
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
It soondit wrang. They warna proper words. Ye warna meant tae spe
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
listair's braid Scots wisna a proper language, it wis a fake, makk
o whit is 'real', 'leal, an 'proper' is definit bi a muckle stran
is that there isna genuine or proper Scots either. Scots, as we ke
rectness o the tongue. "Speik proper!" They said. "Aye, YE, ower t
hin in this warld (nae e'en a proper leid) Yes, YOU. If you want p
6 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ans for Scotland efter Brexit proper haes taen place.
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
e? Gies channels tae consult, proper formal consultation, whaur yo
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
tae write it. Ma wife’s ‘proper’ English is better than min
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ye’ll get wan back. Fuckin proper lines get dished oot if yer i
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae gie ma wife o sixty year a proper send aff. It should o been me
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ate, there’s nae chance o a proper burial. The Daily Mail wrote
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
us gang tae see cartoons. Nae proper fillums, she says, and nae mo
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
‘It’s no a proper word.’
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ll fowk they should play in a proper position, like midfield or wh
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
"Not Proper English",
"proper English"
"proper Scots" either.
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
’m no yer grannie! Gie me _ proper smacker.” He stertit tae ab
1 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
Scots... ah've nae tim' fer 'proper' Scots. Ye git Scots fae the
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
ome fur later. We can dae oor proper messages the morn.’
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
n disyllabic forby. (In Scots proper, the twa wirds are even mair
espreid in the Scots language proper, kythin regular in aw sorts o
ttin intae the Scots language proper (or, indeed, intae Gaelic).
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
t o the modern Scots language proper, whaur it wid be ‘ootwi’,
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
llin fowk they shid play in a proper position, like midfield or wh
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
en. Alexander tae gie him his proper title.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
’ll git fair treatment an a proper trial”

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
y left oot, dipped in snow. A proper pairty table it wid seem tae
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
stallions transformed intae a proper pair ae mental midgets. Alas,
steps fae two streets awey. A proper Greyfriars Boabby, so the wee
last year. In fact, he’s a proper picture ae power thesedays. W
t. He’s turned oot tae be a proper heid turner, jist like his fa
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
hoat day in Barbados. It’s proper tropical weather and the suns
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
er bye flytin at me tae speak proper English afore the weans, an s
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
an hearin it tellt that wisna proper Inglis bi monie adults(2020) search twitter
ll kam it oot later tae hae a proper leuk.(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ich are NEVER asked to speak 'proper' German in their local Postam (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
in. Disappyntit we didnae get proper answers, but Ah'm fairly cert(2020) search twitter
@simonfromharlow She luiks proper grown up noo. She's lost her (2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
Scots tae sign the Covenant. Proper signatures - surely we can a (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
then kept tellin us to speak "proper English". You my son have fal (2022) twitter link
ae speak "queen's English"or "proper English". He'd bin brain wash (2021) twitter link
entence wae "and", tha's nae "proper queen's English". (2021) twitter link
e, constantly telt tae speak "proper English/ queens english" and (2021) twitter link
in up ye were telt tae speak "proper English" .. it wis pure Briti (2021) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@LairnScots tweeted
ynt o the pressure tae 'speak proper'. Dae folk mean they want ye (2020) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
equests fae me until I spoke 'proper English'. She never seemed ta(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
or the season there without a proper meeting - while along the ro (2020) twitter link

Doric

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
up fae a gweed dicht doon. a proper treat, the wirk o passion on page 21

1 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
or Mackintosh tae gie him his proper title, may nae be affa blythe on page 74
me syne onybody had gied it a proper clean. Blair was gowpin at aw on page 76

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
A proper toonser through an through He on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
er - aat ye dinna even hae a proper job - aat ye've naethin te o on page 44

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'll be tied up richt guid an proper on page 97
But needs a proper jobbie so he wints tae be a p on page 112

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
As soon as she hed made oot e proper way o nursan id (wheech wis t on page 59
l e jurymen are back in their proper placesall," he repeated wi gr on page 112

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
d pittin the Kailyarders inti proper perspective for us, there wis
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the flesh an banes o the toun proper, Meikleburgh itsel, wi its pa
Wi a richt proper notion of the occasion, Bappy
2 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
It isn’t proper English, its doric we work in
1 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
t in the spaee o a fortnicht. Proper Suntie's wee helpers (richt a
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
he threshold intae the skweel proper that fan the problems started
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ount to gyang intae the hoose proper, aa her duties were in the ki
on led Jessie intae the hoose proper. It wiz the first time Jessie
2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
hop up ontae the wa tae hae a proper look jist as the big fucker r
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
affronted that a canna hiv a proper banter an a bit o a claik in

@FaeFoggie tweeted
lieAHood Onytime quine. Ats a proper talent yiv got. I knocked iss(2019) search twitter
her & we hid fash n chips wi proper plates & aathin', cutlery, th(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
dale being declared ‘Fit and Proper’ - very pleased for him, Da (2021) twitter link

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
the back o her skirt too... a proper temptress. Mam said it could�(2020) search twitter
gor_McIntosh Aye, he’s had a proper balder! He’s an Inverurie lo(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
in' wrang wi traivlin' licht. Proper bloke.(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
go, a bairn jist brocht in a proper sized een! https://t.co/mAXss (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
uade folk tae caal him be his proper neem: Voldemort.’ Professor
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
the Northern Isles wid ye get proper, authentic Scots language lik
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Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
soonds very English, very ‘proper’, and verges on chanting! B

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
kad “The Crime of Speaking Proper”, whar he deskraibs chantan
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
affen spokken aboot as bein "proper" or "richt". Dis isna richt l on page 12
kinds o nouns in Shaetlan is proper nouns (or proper names) an co on page 46
4.1.1 Proper nouns on page 47

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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
be dat time hit wis blowin a proper gale. I lookit alang da side
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I was feeling in a proper mid-winter grump til I got to(2014) search twitter

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
robbed us of the chance of a proper goodbye. Bit oo'l raise a gle(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
sed to be a man, dae tackle a proper women (5’3”). If so, a feel(2020) search twitter
that when ahm thirsty but ma proper is “Uisge Beatha” nowt mair(2020) search twitter
@colz261 That’s nae proper Scots stamps due to that spla(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
a wie tae gie proper healin' an unnerstannin in No on page 21

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Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
And i'm thinkin if its proper and my memory serves me right
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@Angelinekking tweeted
keeping it under wraps for a proper PR launch. No! Wasnae me! ??(2020) search twitter

@HurchinHome tweeted
es as profound as hearing the proper pronunciation of "sheugh" #wo(2017) search twitter