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Use in varieties of Scots

seconds Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.5 31.4 25.6 19.9 40.7 0 4.4
Number of occurrences8861 17 2 7 0 1
Number of authors41 23 11 2 4 1

Occurrences of seconds in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
n that. We'll only huv a few seconds before jannies, teachers n ev on page 45

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Twa seconds jist tae brush the thochts aw on page 69

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
re thoat ae his remark. A few seconds passed where we jist stared a on page 31
He pauses fur a few seconds and appears tae be in deep th on page 38
ere fur nae maire than twinty seconds and Aldo's awready pissed oaf on page 103
Ah pause fur a few seconds and yince it finally sinks in on page 127
wis probably only a couple ae seconds. Yit, it makes an impression on page 162
Also on pages 179
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
red thocht aboot it fur a few seconds. 'Aw richt, then,' he said, ' on page 37
nic and he wid be deid in ten seconds flat. Or mibbe it wis set tae on page 120
he paused fur jist a couple o seconds and peched a bittie. on page 122
ered aboot deleerit fur a few seconds afore it settled doon. And no on page 134
mbarrassin silence. In thirty seconds the atmosphere in the toty ro on page 188
Also on pages 207
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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 OIM strugglit for a few seconds, his face beetroot reid an hi on page 53
is jist a matter o a couple o seconds an the boat was fillit wi wat on page 92

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tae stop talkin fur aboot two seconds an she wis sittin paintin her on page 24
ut ah gave up after aboot ten seconds cause he wis aw pure slevvurs on page 73
hate him. Lyndon swans in two seconds after his name's been called 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
s that chynge colour ilka ten seconds when ye're sookin them, and w on page 13
In a wheen seconds, Chairlie foond himsel in the on page 53
For aboot ten seconds there wis absolute wheesht. N on page 56
gaed tae open it, and in twa seconds, hunners o newspapermen and p on page 62
big marshmallae in aboot five seconds!' on page 86
Also on pages 98, 164
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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
y heidlocks I pit him in. Ten seconds efter, he's forgot again. on page 18
al best wis seiven and a hauf seconds, but I near eneuch rattled th on page 34
And that wis thirty seconds intae the first sang. That wi on page 36

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
in ... aboot an inch ilka twa seconds ... and at the stert Geordie on page 44

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
dinner. It takes me aw o five seconds tae realise that it reads lik on page 50

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
a spelling, aye tak a puckle seconds tae check it again. on page 16

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
is tae peg it in the next few seconds. on page 36
Hughie stepped back an within seconds, Isa wis stretchered an cairt on page 37

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
were his last seconds in the library, and mebbe his on page 92

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
act wi us fur mair than a few seconds at a time. She should huv kno on page 12
d ma confidence fur aw o five seconds, until ah thocht, yer made o on page 55

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
had a cauld because every twa seconds a spew o glittie green slaver on page 8
in he'd cut aff and efter twa seconds the Hydra had aw nine hackit on page 12

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
There’d been a few seconds silence which wiz aye eerie w
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
gnal, that lastit the hail 72 seconds that the langscowp wis airtit
lackit oot for jist twa-three seconds but syne, unner hypnosis, tha
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
hed screechin sound. Ivry few seconds, a wee white animal hing wid
1 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
ain a free faw fir jist a few seconds and then a boonced back up. T
s jist danglin fir a couple o seconds. In the end, they drapped the
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
eyeballs him fur a couple ay seconds afore drappin his heid an tur
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wed an silent fur a couple ay seconds. ‘Well?’ she sais ‘Huv
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
and press call. It rings, and seconds later, the hold music’s pla
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
efore openin hur mooth. A few seconds pass.
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
Five seconds later she opened the door, gr
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
taste it masel'. Rey even hud seconds whin rey seen ha much wis lef
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
had a muckle big case fu o “seconds” which he wis flogging roon
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A few mare seconds elapse an the sound ay the do
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
een staunin prayin jist a few seconds afore. Oh man. Whit a miracle
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
linsmann scored in, like, six seconds. The ball bounced just outsid
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah pause fur a few seconds ‘’Oh, aye. Well, whatever
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ts... the packets gone in ten seconds and not once do ye think mhmh(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ease. Ah'm shair they said 40 seconds that time.(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
zy bastard, it'll take him 10 seconds tae figure oot the fastest, e (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ng big andy caroll oan wae 10 seconds tae go wis a joke - keep hop (2021) twitter link
@MusselburghAth @PenicuikAth seconds lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
electric seconds afore the moshin stairts - h on page 35

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ht o the rain. In ainly a few seconds, he wis drookit fae heid tae on page 72

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Twinty seconds," Ah said wi a smile. "Aat's on page 19
ere or no - ye can coont the seconds yersel." on page 20

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in Huntly - wytit twa, three seconds, syne pressed it again. on page 13
the keyboord o ma new laptop. Seconds later, the computer buff hid on page 50

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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
lurts oot fit sounds like ten seconds o' Esperanto, ye're richt -
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
stue. Appearin some thirty seconds later, tellin a body. "At's n
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
alloch the beast. But wi’in seconds he had experienced a reality
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e ee’d cat wiz there and in seconds hid clookit baith his legs ti
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ansported intae the plural an seconds later her een tracked roon th
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a mistak they’d made in the seconds afore Douglas’s broo connec
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
od there fair beamin. A fyowe seconds later though a black shape ca
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
nnie askit fir a roll tae pit seconds o lasagne in. Hid tae ve seen(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ng On awards. It takes a curn seconds an means a lot tae me thanks!(2019) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
molished a hotdog in aboot 10 seconds flat. #tube(2013) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
he staetion wad be wrackid in seconds. Astrid needed oot her heid, on page 143

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
eust aboot fell. It wis a few seconds afore Mr Dursley realised tha
1 matches

Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ggie', and had smashed. Athin seconds John wis
1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
sels doon. Shune in a flash o seconds, I felt mysel bein lifted by
ss his fis. But in a metter o seconds, I could hear nothin appert f
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
An hit ony took her twartree seconds!
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
hoop you gittin hom 0.0001638 seconds sooner helps u sleep at night (2019) twitter link
fir dramatic effect every two seconds when dir in a shop or da pub, (2021) twitter link
I wis in da door fir aboot 20 seconds on wark business an dat wis p (2021) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Een peered aroon the dure seconds efter a tinkle. "Come on," sa on page 2

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