A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

watching Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.7 24.2 34.7 19.9 23.2 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences7947 23 2 4 2 1
Number of authors37 20 8 2 4 2 1

Occurrences of watching in Corpus

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Central

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
er on Fridays. A always liked watching the trouts, waiting fir them on page 36
watching the trouts together and feedi on page 42

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Le Marie, Nicole nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Last Day At East Wemyss, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, poetry
anymore, watching as the Picts themselves might on page 87

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
body self-sufficient: watching him pass on page 41

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Bairn o seven dischairged fae watching the slauchter. Men yeuk like on page 59

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
When there wis Robin, watching me
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ghtin the pipe, ah puff away, watching as the tobacco glows bright w
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
e alien wanted. I know it’s watching all the time now, watching th
all the time now, watching through my eyes, collecting i
the clouds so they know I’m watching back. It’s for when they co
my eyes, and I see they’re watching because the light in the fiel
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s only hobbies are Celtic and watching soaps on the telly. Naw we di
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
on I.T.V.’s World o Sport. Watching the likes o Mick McManus, Jac
kat and a cuppa tae hae while watching the wrestling.
Watching Johnny (as we kenned him) wat
Johnny (as we kenned him) watching the wrestling wis an entertai
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
days ma bairns were born and watching the bairns open thier pressie(2020) search twitter
n indy I'm with it for now ?? watching just incase we see a back ped(2020) search twitter
@jjs999jjs Who ye watching, I think it was Argentinian t(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
Loch Leven, bit of bird watching, me and mum watched dad have (2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
e the smile off my face after watching this ??(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
fir catch up as a will no be watching bbc3 oanline!?? xxx(2016) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
n if that was something a was watching and a found oot the big twist (2018) twitter link

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
7331 @YvonneMacGrego3 Started watching it but hubby disnae like it. (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
fact that Nicola Sturgeon WAS watching because she made reference ta(2020) search twitter
Watching Boris the bawbag wearin a whi(2020) search twitter
Watching Blood of the Clans (Rob Roy M(2020) search twitter
Watching the PM Coronavirus briefing. (2020) search twitter
Watching Strictly. Ah think yon Bill B(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@bigandymccoll tweeted
international eyes, the UN is watching. They willnae get involved un (2022) twitter link
all day when I can and start watching it all "as live" fae Sunday e (2022) twitter link
Look forward tae watching it boss ???? https://t.co/UJl (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
, did it overrun or were they watching the clocks? ???? (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
l and I were in the front row watching Martin Kemp. We said we were (2022) twitter link
mmyinspain I've just finished watching The Handmaid's Tale reckon th (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
andard English' for a minute. Watching Tory MPs stuttering and stamm(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ajmc1066 @Brian_Pacey am watching george clarks amazing spaces (2021) twitter link
but will not be deterred from watching a football match outside - p (2021) twitter link
912 nobody can stop folk from watching a football match outside and (2020) twitter link
utside the fences at 3g parks watching games - have watched lots of (2021) twitter link
able - no one can stop u fae watching any fitbaw match even at a 3g (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Jonsar Eck sat watching the T.V. ae nicht, he wis a w
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Rebecca, Casey and Stephen The Baby Dragon, the Wolves and the Lassies, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
e, though really she had been watching fae the tap o the trees. Tric
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Doric spikers the nicht faun watching BBC1 The Mart with oot subtit(2016) search twitter
in Westburn Park sat on erse watching loons an quines o Grampian Or(2017) search twitter
their pey: aifter twaa oors o watching a Sundi nicht crime drama ah (2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ba. But then I was brought up watching ‘70s mannie’s fitba (2023) twitter link
you min, looking forward tae watching Stonehouse, keep the mind aff (2022) twitter link
e avoided it - thought aboot watching wi the sound doon tae focus o (2022) twitter link
n (depending on ma mood efter watching the fitba) (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@cattyish Nae watching the fitba then?(2020) search twitter
Ony body watching Arrow 8 seasons jist starting(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
@wallsie10 fit u been watching like?(2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Watching Shrek on a Seterday night (si(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
laddie. Getting shillings fer watching golf! Ma heed.In my day that (2016) search twitter
rk while she sits on her arse watching Jeremy Kyle! Nae chunce, awa (2016) search twitter
Watching golf as banned fae Fittie Bar(2016) search twitter
n the world in the Fittie Bar watching the fitba, only thing I'm nae(2016) search twitter
ted a lot of hard earned cash watching this utter ??#sfa #Strachan(2016) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And watching the the whaal backs duck and on page 112

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
that's he's in the room just watching me. Nobody knows how scared i on page 85

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Shetland

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
Wid wis scarce so he wis aye watching fir ony coming we da sea. Dey
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
e dunna hae somebody official watching oot for dis and keeping thing

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Beautiful perfect track. Watching maalies fae my window in Shet(2017) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
Wives. So looking forward to watching films, sessions with old pals(2019) search twitter

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@BobbyRobson46 am watching e #eer at it(2012) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
bered when a was a wee laddie watching ma auld man playin French Hor(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
sterCyclePath Wheeker! I mind watching thon wi my aul Ma: I was quar (2014) twitter link