| stand | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 59 | 59.8 | 52.2 | 159 | 40.7 | 93 | 26.6 | |
| Number of occurrences | 192 | 119 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| Number of authors | 78 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
The stables stand tae the right wae a big stone on page 4
f them is fuckin crazy. We aw stand back tae either on page 13
e long gone. The rest ae them stand roon our wee squad. on page 21
e the elder ~ Young Team wans stand tae a younger wan, aw givin u on page 22
n Big Eck walks up tae me. A stand brave, still smiling. "YASS! on page 25
Also on pages 28, 35, 49, 52
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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
robably thought that made him stand oot. on page 15
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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
e had in the family oan a wee stand. It's been painted green (the on page 3
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
The weans stand. Scott's candy fags land at C on page 7
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t like me will come along tae stand oan yae and it's aw oor very on page 15
The stand oaff between Aldo and the boa on page 43
that by the time we went tae stand up and leave. That her usual on page 68
Me and Aldo stand up in unision tae try and git on page 76
ultimately failed as a final stand against the establishment. Ah on page 87
Also on pages 96, 105, 119, 135, 150, 169, 171, 184, 200
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
why every other bugger can't stand the English?' on page 114
mate, it's because they can't stand every other bugger.' Nou this on page 115
tish political spectrum, will stand up an shout aboot aw the joab on page 122
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
cause eh canna stand whut cums on page 46
t's shout it oot, let's tak a stand, on page 57
this is nae ane-nite stand, on page 69
there yi stand like a mortal glaikit, on page 70
Here eh stand in civilisation on page 90
Also on pages 94, 103
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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
r as they wuidnae be able tae stand it an wuid hae tae quit the p on page 97
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
am more than happy tae take a stand. Whit yi gaunnae say, said Bo on page 169
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah stand and shuffle oot the gym hall. on page 15
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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
's no find a better place tae stand crackin?" on page 38
Her Guardian Angel couldna stand hearin her greet ony mair, so on page 80
ve years o this, they couldna stand the sicht o ane anither an go on page 89
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ide it. Ah'm no ft enough tae stand all night. on page 6
should huv known ah wouldnae stand fur hur puttin doon ma girl. on page 12
hard ah almaist wet masel. Ah stand, and ah'm drawn tae the winda on page 80
uneral. Ah jolt awake, and we stand tae follow the cofhn oot o th on page 115
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
He winna stand fir nonsense on page 17
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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
in the thringin stand on page 13
o the cronies in the stand on page 15
nor the fishwifes in the stand on page 17
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MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
"Ye frae your windae stand and gawk, on page 13
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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Banes, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
And whaur I stand on page 75
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
in bi gettin sent for a lang stand or a sky heuk or a bucket o s on page 96
everin or ye micht get a lang stand in the queue at the buroo!" on page 97
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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
well, now you know, I'll not stand for any
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
peech. I just thought I would stand up here and spik—I hope tha
itten in the Doric that would stand comparison wi onyhin written
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Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
am maikin a stand
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah dinnae hink Alexa would stand fur a poke o chips oan a Satu
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n that reads SCATA centre. Ah stand ootside, waitin fur the door
She gestures fur me tae stand.
our top and any jewellery and stand against the X-ray machine?”
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah smile. Ah cannae stand the food, but the wumman who
Ah stand, walk oot the livin room and
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nor the fishwives in the stand
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
u days. But bless me, will ye stand haver-havering on there till
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
for the Prince, we made oor stand,
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
nt? A “His an’ Her’s” stand. Kath’s side held a paint b
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An' less, wi' time, can stand the test,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An' now we stand, oor die's been cast,
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
in’ airmy if we cannae even stand prood at the ballot box and t
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e wis missin a Billy Connolly stand-up fir this — aw tae look e
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Stand firm fur unity will break
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
e in memory o the Covenanters stand against John Graham o Claverh
Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
cross the pitch tae the other stand, which wis fullay Rovers fans
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d appreciate it if yae jist stand beside me withoot sayin a wor
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
c straight tae ma ears. As ah stand up tae follae in the directio
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
his belly. By tellin him tae stand his groond and no tae take an
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
As ah stand up ma legs wobble ever sae sl
through the hallwey. When ah stand up tae go and answer it ma ea
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ugs ye get in hooses I cannae stand them but ye have tae keep a f(2020) search twitter
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@19Mcculley Cannae stand the stuff, its like eating (2020) search twitter
rofessional moocher. I dinnae stand a chance ! ????(2020) search twitter
@g_hibby tweeted
tober ??.. It wid be hard tae stand on my models A... I need a la (2023) twitter link
@jax6754 tweeted
dy gig viewing awesome at The Stand #edfringe xxx(2014) search twitter
op100 Guid fir you and taking stand.. Pls remember sticks an ston(2014) search twitter
nmarkcook Wish it wis at "The Stand Edinburgh" Any chance before (2015) search twitter
@MartinBroon tweeted
ack, then stoap over the away stand at fulll tim e??. ???????????(2020) search twitter
re also seein, an near empty stand wae big white lettering, CLYD(2020) search twitter
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
tWorrier I don't know how you stand the isolation. I don't eat me(2020) search twitter
@OliphantWullie tweeted
t the front in the south west stand!!! (2022) twitter link
@billykayscot tweeted
ly not turn up for a date, to stand someone up) Example, She wi(2020) search twitter
@Chazzbat tweeted
@AndreTheViking Ah read The Stand twice, but Ah cudnae get thru(2020) search twitter
@DABArbuckle tweeted
Cannae stand yon Alan Partridge. Aboot as (2020) search twitter
@bigandymccoll tweeted
eels he's too small a fry tae stand up tae the leader. Or he's sc (2022) twitter link
@weenell3 tweeted
emp. We said we were happy to stand under him on stage and he can (2022) twitter link
@MizLiot tweeted
I dinnae stand wi Marion Miller. I dinnae st (2021) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
AmmyFitbaNews @LEAFA_Official stand out player is big scott guys (2021) twitter link
thers - time sumbuddy took a stand lol (2020) twitter link
bels brolly n its pink sose a stand oot lol (2020) twitter link
ime to start fighting back - stand your ground n look after the (2020) twitter link
@EdinburghLive_ time to stand up and fight your case guys a (2020) twitter link
and 13 other occurrences.
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
roddie an cut throw a scanty stand o trees, makkin for the slope on page 12
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
An ytt ee always stand on yer heid - on page 44
d," sade e Hatter. "He willna stand beatan. Noo, if ee only kept on page 67
till double themselves up an stand on their hans an feet, till m on page 79
"Stand up an repeat "Tis e voice o e on page 100
Iss, o course, Alice couldna stand, an she went roond e court an on page 105
Also on pages 109
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
air days like this we'll easy stand.
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Ye stand there wi yer heid burstin wi
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
wins; mibbes ae year she’ll stand doon an gie ithers a chunce
– an wee cakies on a siller stand.
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
ither end far a group o dads stand aboot in varying shades o tan
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Cara, Dillon, Ami and Travis Bogle Adventure, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
ness is watter – they canna stand it!
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
He’d stand there for ‘oors, it wis kin
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Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
r the aifterneen. She couldna stand fitba an winted tae be oot o
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
r grows to a loud thumping. I stand up and look ahin ma. It’s t
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
airms aboot so he ordered “Stand to!” and abody started shoo
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
er smoked in my life an canna stand the smell o folk smokin fags.
awa w’t by sayin ‘I canna stand tabbies on the grun’ and pr
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e hairs on the back o my neck stand up. The landrover had been fo
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r set eyes upon. “Don't you stand when a superior walks into th
ted for the “Well don't you stand when a superior enters the ro
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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
in October, they’ll hiv tae stand around lookin at the kettle w
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
tAberdeen dinnae hae a bus on stand by tae tak the teamie doon Un(2014) search twitter
@FaeFoggie tweeted
ine sittin up i back o i main stand wi a het pie and bovril. Hink(2019) search twitter
If you're in the Main Stand i'nicht. Mak sure yi nip past(2019) search twitter
@72redz1903 tweeted
@JimSpenceDundee Stand Free Aiberdeen - I mind een (2023) twitter link
onged run of form and luck - Stand Free (2020) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
nd I'm we Willie. Let's tak a stand and #standfree at the grund(2020) search twitter
@cligeey tweeted
@DeesideDon Stand free min iffa ye dinna laugh (2020) search twitter
@drewstew62 Stand free min(2020) search twitter
@Franwella tweeted
ish i'd tea n cakes on a cake stand. why? jist seems discussional(2012) search twitter
@JoanHenry7 tweeted
your party is, you canna even stand up for your ain. You'd be hap (2023) twitter link
Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
though he is, wisno gaan tae stand for that kind o impeedence fa on page 14
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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Tae stand there in the darkness, no a n on page 30
sheu's gaen tae bed. I canna stand the Strain. on page 39
so drunk that he hardly could stand. on page 42
n fur bit I ken cheust whar I stand. on page 69
s needs. And the lasses didna stand a chance when he set his mind on page 77
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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
tae help an gits a piece tae stand. Sheu kens enogh by noo tae w on page 155
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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tae stand wae the ould fokk on page 34
r's a hush that descends is I stand near the door on page 152
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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nd everything seems tae stop, stand still and I can't move and I on page 85
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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Waitan - jist till the boys stand on thir own two feet on page 69
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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
coman here, ootside, tae stand on page 32
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Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
fremdly foreign on the mirror-stand on page 58
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Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
isier on the sheep. Sheep can stand any amount o cowld, as long a
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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
stand prood - beacons o foo mony y on page 36
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Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
an be. He herdly hed time tae stand still and he jamp fae ston ta
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Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
Noo dey stand tall but cowld,
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@shaetlan_rose tweeted
oleinR who is also doing some stand up at The Stand in Edinburgh (2018) search twitter
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
An yet ee ay constantly stand oan eer heid - on page 45
" said th Hatter. "Hei wunnae stand beatin. Noo, if ee only kept on page 69
"Stand up an repeat "Tis th voice o on page 102
s aw ee ken aboot eet, ee may stand doon," continued th King. on page 112
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@cammyrudkin tweeted
s this week eel probably just stand aside eet #eelnogitfit(2012) search twitter
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
up in yer argument within yer stand in the matter of sae called (2020) search twitter
Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
n the next five years are not stand alone but future focused and on page 5
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BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
just a boring scone! I cannae stand yer white washed eggs, Yer ba
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BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
I cannae stand it when my frien's that live
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