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Central - WCE Aften schuil teachers are trauchled
Central - LAL aften wi
Central - EDN Aften Beatrice wad sit starin at th
Central - LAL aften maks awbody feel a sicht bett
Central - SEC aften demained or ein keilled, tho
Doric - MNA Aften, fowk at the big hooses wadna
Central - LAL aften
Central - LAL air debasement o the coinage (aften tae meet the losses o weir wi
Central - LAL ts ay drew closer tae Inglis (aften taiglin a wee ahint). The lat
Central - SEC e differ atween "wirk" (verb, aften written "work" in traditional
Central - DUN at the project will lead tae, aften bear nae resemblance tae th,
Shetland - SHD end o dat poyims useful life, aften wi graet sadness. Espeeshilly
Central - WCE comedie, aften byordnar rowthie comedie, ti
Central - LAL ins an oreiginal plays baith, aften bi the sel an same screivers,
Southern - SEA walkin hame frae the schuil, aften cadged ae hurl on yin o the w
Central - LAL ot whit thay can aboot thaim, aften no in the best interests o fo
Central - LAL iecemeal, produced on a whim, aften taikenistic, an wi nae sense
Doric - ABN airge cage in oor livin room, aften gettin oot for a flee aboot a
Central - EDN tae be read hale at a sittin, aften appearing thegither in Jewish
Central - LAL st o his important airticles, aften wi his ain reveesions, an whi
Doric - MNA lt her. 'It happens wi yowes, aften wi twins. The mither takks ta
Central - WCE it and read maist efternoons, aften wi a mug o hot chocolate besi
Doric - MNA life an ither relevant weys, aften throwe inter-disciplinary the
Central - LAL but the diversion's wirth it, aften plenishin links tae the past
Doric - ABN 'UNESCO World Heritage Site'. Aften, festivals an shows o licht a
Central - LAL English. Aften quotit wis the example o a ba
Central - LAL en life – is aw in Inglish. Aften the wark o pittin something d
Doric - MNA ads o tabbies in her gairden. Aften she’d hear folk rinnin thro
Central - LAL ive, mair vernacular, wirdin. Aften there winna be ae single hame
Central - EDN aun ower scree, san an glaur. Aften the only tracks dooblet as wa
Central - EDN even quartert siller bawbees. Aften he got nae mair tae eat nor w
Doric - ABN ishes are Swiss specialities. Aften, they will be served wi a Swi
Doric - ABN e seen in the little details. Aften, a big achievement is made up
Central - EDN him ken the mament he kythit. Aften eneuch, whan the first o the
Central - LAL hey looked forrit tae aw day. Aften, Chairlie's mither and faithe
Doric - MNA feart fur her mither, Sally. Aften, afore Steenhillock's wife tu
Central - WCE . Yon's a thing could happen; aften dis. Ah mean, fowk forget. It
Central - EDN is blin een, a thing he didna aften dae, an she cudna halp bit go
Central - SEC n. There were lips that didna aften lauch, nor kiss, but girned m
Central - LAL somely as he could. 'Ye dinna aften get a Hum wi seeven verses in
Central - SEC am by, luif at luif. Ye dinna aften see the students wierin their
Central - SEC am by, luif at luif. Ye dinna aften see the students wierin their
Central - LAL kintra tales, whaur ye dinna aften want ti mak general statement
Central - SEC okit body nou, “sae I dinna aften weer breeks, mysel,” says s
Doric - ABN a the psalm teens (they warna aften sung in's ain kirk) but he jy
Central - SEC heid. Thank Christ, he hisna aften looked at me like that.
Central - EDN eatrice noticed that he wisna aften priggit tae sing, though. Nan
Southern - SEA verra aften juist i tyme tae hae thair br
Central - LAL k. Luve disna cum alang verra aften, but whan it dis, it is a 're
Central - LAL in or commutin tae Belfast A aften hear twa-three items borraed
Central - LAL A'd aften
Central - LAL they'd aften the
Central - LAL man wha. wis cried Obed, had aften spoken aboot them, and she lo
Doric - ABN By yon linn an spital he had aften walked nae dout.
Central - LAL were ayewis wiselike. He wad aften say: 'Gin I bid a general chy
Doric - MNA y joabs, police informers wad aften sikk hale body makkowers. Ith
Central - EDN he twynin, an declered he hed aften coft whyt breid fur the cuddi
Central - EDN er cam frae Australiae an hed aften telt hir bairns o the happie
Central - DUN ngs cuid be duin. A'm accused aften eneugh o haein a romanticised
Central - SEC ough a durty doot” wis said aften aboot him. Awbody kennt thoug
Southern - SEA owre faur for it. MacDiarmid aften gets wytit for obscurantism,
Central - DUN r ee. Truth tae tell she cuid aften look like she wis aboot tae g
Central - SEC And aften Ah hae tae ma tea
Central - EDN tae fair like this maxim, and aften as they laid in the field the
Ulster - CUL "Well! A hae aften seen a Cat wi'oot a grin," th
Ulster - CUL "Ay," said Alice, "A hae aften seen thim at dinn-" shae chec
Central - LAL on wis a sair dunt, tho I hae aften thocht sensyne
Central - LAL Socio-political pressures hae aften demandit that Scots be daunte
Doric - DORFit wye nae Ah ask masel? Nae aften scrieved, sae naebdy kens foo
Doric - DORts / language, ih Doric's nae aften scrieved. Gin ye ken foo tae
Central - LAL us fed an claithed. It wisnae aften he cam hame empty haundit. Be
Doric - ABN Sae aften I wish he wis richt
Ulster - BUL knaws tha wye, sae aften took ait.
Central - LAL cabbitch an cauliflouer, sae aften discairdit, war aw eaten. An
Doric - MNA , fur they fyles cheenged sae aften it wis aa a body could dee ta
Shetland - SHD no grett haein ta change sae aften, you ken."
Ulster - CUL ane," thocht Alice. "A've sae aften read in the newspapers, at th
Doric - DOR tate in the countra prize sae aften, it got barred. The men were
Central - LAL wisdom that seems tae cam sae aften tae bairns in times o hardshi
Central - EDN Beatrice didna sit wi him sae aften, or come sae close til him. T
Doric - ABN supported, As it has been sae aften reported,
Ulster - CUL "but A dinnae lik changin sae aften, yae know."
Central - WCE a wirry, when politicians sae aften conflate their means wi their
Central - SEC thaim pit thair fit in it sae aften then in compear wi the noo? A
Central - WCE t hidnae ony. Willie used tae aften speak o leeteratur as bein th
Central - LAL When folk fa oot defiance aften folloes. When governments fa
Central - EDN fowk benefitin fae clearance aften sae keen tae reverse the proc
Central - LAL grammar. The Laitin influence aften comes be wey o French, whilk
Central - WCE , syne Purves is yeir man. He aften taks ten wurds whan Lorimer w
Doric - ABN Throwe wir exams. He aften teuk the gee
Shetland - SHD first version o da story. He aften smoots in some peerie half-ho
Shetland - SHD r better fed dan he wis an he aften felt lik helpin himsel tae di
Doric - MNA a guid humour, she aften played them a tune onnher pia
Shetland - SHD weel acquanted wi trows. She aften gengs furt tae meet wi een ca
Central - AYR n no like the bowdin burns he aften fished:
Doric - MNA frae Matty's schulebuiks she aften read, tho she wisna a loon an
Central - SEC r are a braw tairget that she aften hits.
Central - EDN wis involved in. She kent she aften missed linguistic, an likely
Central - EDN wis involved in. She kent she aften missed linguistic, an likely
Ulster - WUL An the truth o' whit he aften thocht, wis no jist a fairy t
Shetland - SHD Birsie aften comes alang for a yarn an a p
Central - WCE e believed in Scotland, spoke aften o his experiences campaignin
Doric - DOR he Burn o Vat, far he tuik me aften an telt me the great Heilan c
Shetland - SHD ae himsel,” she’s telt me aften enoch. “Du should be blate
Central - LALGran Carruthers. She tellt me aften “ye’re nae ile paintin”.
Central - SWE We're aften dooble-glazed, conformin tae
Central - LAL es an syntax in common an are aften heard thegither even in the s
Central - LAL n that the airlier usages are aften applied tae the noise made by
Central - WCE motivations an the means are aften like as like. An yon's a wirr
Central - WCE unnerstaund how wee wans are aften bumbazed and owercome wi drei
Central - AYR yer bonny forest flouers are aften waled,
Doric - ABN od o time. These products are aften fund in airports an ither pla
Central - LAL unities whaur there GME there aften ither Gaelic projecks an acti
Southern - SWElach95 Ken it fine, gan there aften, love it.
Central - DUN the States an her talks were aften the cause o uproar an riot. A
Central - DUN is that castles themsels were aften built by fowk wha werenae swe
Central - LAL ae an affix or twa. They’re aften daurkly metaphorical forbye.
Southern - SWEa braw thing. A wird we yaise aften. In fact Ah yaised it in a re
Doric - ABN wk ar owerwecht. It can quite aften be the case that an obese per
Central - WCE 'Ah ken,' Matilda said. Ah've aften tried but mines ur never ony
Central - WCE e-spray and flee paper. Ah've aften thocht o inventin a spray fur
Central - EDN ead it goes BOOM!” A’ve aften fancied that gin that wis the
Central - LAL I’ve aften been telt at a Scots spellin,
Central - LAL We aften see them
Doric - ABN h mashed strawberries (fit we aften uise tae revive nae-weel hens
Central - LAL haein the kind o honeymoon ye aften see new leaders gettin, his p
Central - DUN somethin. Ane o the things ye aften hear fowk complainin aboot th
Central - EDN ncestors! If ye sayed a thing aften eneuch ye’d stert tae belie
Central - GLA Ah aften wunner which state's best
Central - WCE ome daft bit o haivers, as ah aften dae, an fairly taen up wi it,
Doric - ABN i disturb the neeburs. But Ah aften eesed ti wish Ah wis a flee o
Central - LAL me o somethin funny, although aften eneuch she wid smile even whe
Shetland - SHD a years an centuries passed I aften windered whit cam o Jeemie. D
Central - WCE Sae I aften kept ma ee’s open fer the s
Central - WCE t fittit best, an Willie spak aften aboot the period as bein a le
Central - LAL ythm an be parallelism (whilk aften produces rhythm), be cheens o
Central - LAL Folk aften
Central - SEC n devisin a orthography, folk aften finnds theirsels twistlin the
Central - LAL s at can ay be drawn on. Fowk aften has a passive knawledge o voc
Doric - DOR "Ye maan ding the trees fell aften, I waq Jalouse," she said.
Central - LAL crag whyr Auld Donald hisell aften danced, alang wi Black Kate a
Central - SEC r read intae Scots, tho, will aften, in Burns's wirds, shudder at
Central - WCE d. 'Mithers and faithers will aften gie a guardian the richt tae
Shetland - SHD "Weel noo! A'm aften seen a cat athoot a grin," to
Shetland - SHD "Yes," said Alice, "A'm aften seen dem at denn - " shö st
Doric - ABN "Ay, Ah'm aften wishin they'd shot 'im. If Ah
Doric - MNA fur the puir laddie tuik them aften. He'd hae a forewarnin, fyles
Central - LAL me, tho I hae thocht on thaim aften doun the years. Hou
Central - LAL hat whit's in somebody's room aften tells ye a wee bittie aboot w
Central - LAL an aften aff o Cloisters' flair
Central - LAL for the likes o dialogue, an aften for poietry. Expository Scots
Central - LAL pert advice tae ministers, an aften strategic policy inpit tae Go
Central - WCE gs aboot hie unemployment, an aften gars govrenments rack up lair
Central - LAL ollied. This micht mean - an aften did - that the varieties yai
Central - LAL ain room, in yer ain bed, can aften mak a dreich situation look a
Doric - ABN k insultin the locals, ye can aften gang for a different variatio
Doric - ABN plays in 'La Liga' an ye can aften get yer hauns on game tickets
Central - LAL In yer dreams ye can aften dae things ye jist canna dae
Central - EDN thanks tae the systematic an aften forcefu clearance o native Ga
Ulster - WUL The roons come roon brave an aften...
Ulster - CUL le deep wi a knife, it gye an aften bleeds; an shae had niver fur
Central - SEC rae uisin it at the schuil an aften dinna ken the meanin o common
Doric - MNA Kelpie’s Puil. A fisherman aften
Central - LAL ingual in Laitin an Inglis an aften trilingual wi French forbye.
Shetland - SHD wir treasured possessions an aften wir ornamental. Richt enoch,
Central - LAL hained on Google computers an aften bides thare efter bein deleti
Central - SEC weedae’s been at him gey an aften lately an he’s that watchin
Southern - SWEt Got tae help oot locally an aften, braw thocht an easy duin htt
Central - LAL atin ae wird in a text – an aften no whit’s richt but whit’
Shetland - SHD a kind o soap dey med. Da men aften hed mair varied hairstyles as
Central - WCE their retirement. But sic men aften work oan e'en when thair pens
Central - LAL him; and as that didna happen aften, he thocht he wid like it tae
Central - LAL And the primroses are bein Aften seen,
Shetland - SHD t hersel, for dis wheer bairn aften laekit ta mak on at at shö w
Doric - DOR "But aat maan happen unco aften", Ailice obsairt pensefuhike.
Doric - DOR Ailice, "ye hae said it unco aften, an unco loud. Gin ye please,
Central - LAL s example, mair or less (tho aften Anglicisin faurer, ti ‘thae
Ulster - GULs quare good Ulster Scots! No aften you hear famous folk spake ri
Central - SEC It's no aften ye see Scots on its lane as t
Central - SEC glessheids. Whiles it’s no aften a guid idea tae bide in a str
Central - WCE concep at monie o's micht no aften hae conseidert. What-wey daes
Doric - MNA m fa fess eerins till it. Foo aften did A wint tae gaither yer ba
Shetland - SHD ess ta mysel. Nae maitter foo aften I come here, it aye lifts my
Shetland - SHD ghed, feelin ashamed ower foo aften shü irritated me wi her emba
Shetland - SHD ngseat hospital Gude kens foo aften. Shü cood nivver accept at J
Shetland - SHD anorexia, an Gude kens foo aften shü's been oot an in a Cornh
Central - LAL Hoo aften hae oor ain turnt
Central - LAL I canna see, nae maitter hoo aften I read this story in the orig
Ulster - CUL et alang the course, ivery so aften. Thur wus noon o this "Yin, t
Central - EDN jalouse, us outdoorsy fowk ar aften sae supportive o the idea o r
Central - SEC wes gey thrang! His pleys war aften wrutten ti delicht the crouds
Doric - MNA Ma mither aften reminded me,
Doric - MNA But ma mither aften asks fits wrang wi face tae f
Central - LAL though his faither and mither aften didnae tak their ain share o
Central - WCE Ower aften
Central - LAL on special occasions. Ower aften durin the referendum campaign
Central - LAL puir tae say the least. Ower aften the leid doesna get includit
Central - DUN lishment orientit an far ower aften his been a prop ana support f
Central - DUN 's ay verra weel but far ower aften the implication o that is the
Doric - MNA sensationalist stuff as ower aften substitutes fir the general o
Ulster - CUL ae lee aff this minute!" Mair aften than naw shae aye gien hirsel
Central - LAL lastit at least an hoor, mair aften twa hoors. Aince it wis ower
Central - LAL But ower the years, mair aften than no, the wather haesnae a
Doric - ABN r sauce aa ower the tap. Mair aften than nae, it will cam wi a po
Central - LAL Portrait of the Artist. Mair aften nor no, this happens in an et
Doric - DOR in. He gaed tae his shed mair aften ana.
Central - SEC e tae hae a bit collogue mair aften, me an him.
Ulster - GULaul book it's nil - nil mair aften than not! ; )
Doric - DOR it's nivver cheap - an mair aften than nae it's peyed for bi th
Doric - MNA tae pey the haafcroon an mair aften than nae they’d pey him wi
Central - LAL tin or commentin mair an mair aften
Southern - SWE legs but jennie is faur mair aften yaised. Shairly the absolutel
Central - SEC ovember 2022, the Tories mair aften than no win elections because
Central - DUN otion o 'objectivity' is mair aften as no a ploy fer fowk tae pre
Central - LAL – aiblins mair aften – representit by ‘ou’ t
Central - LAL haes been seen in prent mair aften, an it’s mebbe no awthegith
Central - WCE ses, and the trouble is she's aften richt. She thocht it wis me b
Doric - ABN safe. For the adults, aire's aften trucks sellin refreshments o
Central - LAL intae hersel, How no? That's aften whit ye think efter some ithe
Doric - ABN lfred o Ayr, wi a look that's aften seen on the face o somebody s
Central - SEC phenomenon, houever, an it's aften as no turnt back on itssel wh
Central - LAL d the hings a noble knight 1s aften wont tae say.
Central - DUN A wis tellt bi monie fowk, as aften as no members o the Labour Pa
Doric - MNA Fin it rained in the toun, as aften as no it did, the quine wid t
Central - SEC s wird for a wrang ane, an as aften as no Scots readers passes th
Doric - ABN on on ma hunkers files; an as aften as nae, A cudna win back up a
Central - DUN an deckit oot wi buntin an as aften as no there wuid be a band on
Doric - MNA . Cottarfowk cheenged near as aften's ye cheenged yer sark. They
Central - LAL erally, the vowel sound is as aften – aiblins mair aften – re
Shetland - SHD ing. Dey were taen da boat as aften afore, an dey wirna hed da ch
Central - SEC Cherlie got cocht as aften as onybody else, but it nivve
Shetland - SHD rie lasses aets eggs juist as aften as snakes does, du kens."
Central - LAL Laitin was aften descreivit as ‘copious’.
Ulster - PUL e Rabin-rin-the-hedge. It was aften in my lugs as a wean.
Central - LAL example o the word guid haes aften been uised. Gin ye’r writin
Central - SEC taun it. Fitba reporters haes aften slippit intae Scots for thair
Central - LAL eals wi the ithers, thay haes aften kest a wee xenophobic policie
Doric - MNA the Grampian hills far gales aften howl
Central - WCE up the club's funds there is aften a raffle, an veesitin artists
Central - LAL be uised at the schuil. This aften whummelt their confidence an
Central - LAL d nature in Scotland but this aften raxes faurther in the new ett
Doric - ABN nt in Norway that the park is aften caad the 'Vigeland Park'. The
Central - LAL ort an whan no at his wark is aften oot an aboot the braes wi his
Doric - ABN awa fae Embra, Reykjavík is aften owerluikit bi traivellers. Me
Central - LAL in turnin intae a cant, an is aften confuised wi ane. The third a
Central - DUN in Scotland thon gentleman is aften presentit as mair like a bogl
Central - LAL haes nae staundard form an is aften uist in iveryday life. The si
Central - LAL co Catalan. Thon ambeetion is aften cawed ‘normalisation’ aif
Central - LAL e for her tae faw ower, as is aften the wey o it when ye hae an a
Central - LAL e uised for sicna purposes is aften mankit bi the fact the writer
Doric - ABN eat transport links, Blois is aften uised as a stairtin or feenis
Central - LAL 'It is a thing that is aften forgot, said the tod. It mean
Central - LAL 'Anither thing that is aften forgot,' said the tod. 'It is
Central - LAL r Scots as a Scots dialect is aften slung a deifie for tae big up
Central - EDN emotional reaction tae it is aften tinged bi feels that the laun
Doric - MNA o folk contending fir whit is aften described as the maist powerf
Central - LAL beiss an plant life. An it is aften fair cannie i tairms o the si
Southern - SEA ns due ti the fact that it is aften strecht frae the hert. For aw
Central - WCE her never kent because he wis aften awa, but when he wis aroond,
Central - DUN in accused o bein a witch wis aften enough a daith sentence. Fowk
Central - LAL ken that this leadership wis aften prosectutit i brutal, imperia
Central - LAL nt o research intil Scots wis aften cited as a muckle problem. Mo
Central - EDN ent Latin lendwirds (that wis aften mediatit by French):
Central - LAL tae a nerra compass o domains aften tae dae wi comedy, sang or or
Central - LAL wrang, like first impressions aften turn oot tae be. But thon imp
Central - EDN These days, English spikkers aften ken nae leid but their ain an
Doric - ABN yer siller directly. Fairmers aften get slichted fan it cams tae
Central - SEC ? Here, some Scots forbearers aften turn intae poleetical an cult
Central - LAL Northren Ireland residenters aften mistaen for Scots by Suddrone
Doric - ABN l, He daes't in the Scripturs aften aneugh,' says Fergie. 'Fat ab
Central - LAL ducin. Wi dialectalised Scots aften leemitit tae intimate topics
Central - SEC Oniebody scrievin in Scots aften his tae hae a hink frae first
Central - SEC ts. He shaws an aw that Scots aften likes tae keep thair heroes i
Central - LAL as Barbara Bell has mindit us aften. Bit whit A am luikin at here
Central - LAL the auld-farrant an nooadays aften pitdoon tairm “Lallans”,
Central - LAL It’s aften sayed at Scots is a langage,
Shetland - SHD döne," tocht Alice. "Der dat aften at A'm read ida papers, at da
Shetland - SHDMe an Mam is been telt dat aften dat we sound da sam on da pho
Central - SEC wey thir wirds is uized that aften, giein plenty opportunity for
Central - EDN he wirds theirsels, note that aften whaur Scots daes hae the same
Central - EDN auld siesang at he sang that aften eftirwarts:
Central - LAL becomes ossified in weys that aften gangs unmerkit. Aw writers o
Central - DUN omethin that features aw that aften in the Ms. An the attitude o
Shetland - SHD day eftir da storm, laek what aften happens, although dey wir sti
Central - LAL Kat aften wished Doug wid shaw Fraser w
Central - LAL academic ken o Ulster dialect aften picked up as a wheen pedagogi
Central - SEC Hameward A gaed, bit aften stood
Central - LAL they had yaised as weans. Bit aften thir wirds was anes at they h
Central - LAL a cares? Weel, apairt frae it aften comin aff ungrammatical yon r
Central - LAL s. Hit is the fack o GME thit aften sees the biggin o ither activ
Central - LAL aut wid be tae English, as it aften eneuch is, o coorse. Bit A ra
Central - EDN ti kerve the ither syde. Bot aften the stane hed an awte an ane
Central - LAL um o the spoken Scots cam oot aften in the humour. In the Irvine
Central - LAL ster Scots, tho that interest aften stresses the differs atween i
Central - LAL chool Dictionary ar the maist aften referred til.
Central - DUN r wey, whit siccan fowk maist aften really mean is that they are
Doric - ABN A stap maist aften by the pentit cannases,
Central - DUN enister,' cam the reply, 'hou aften hae ye tellt the congregation
Central - SEC boot the warst o the lot. Hou aften hiv we been watchin Scotland
Central - LAL on. Syne she myndit her o hou aften thair faither haed sayed 'I'm
Central - LAL eisurin richt, nae maiter hou aften he meisured an meisured again
Central - DUN thers"' truth nae maitter hou aften they micht get tellt. Whit ba
Central - LAL in in different airts, is hou aften the original Scots pronunciat
Central - LAL n whan we war bairns; but hou aften hae we thocht, or hard fowk s
Central - WCE dinar, thocht Miss Honey, how aften wee bairnies hae flauchts o f
Central - LAL 1930. Atween I'll ither thay aften spake Scots but nae afore ith
Central - SEC uistic diversity. They're gey aften brigs atween different cultur
Central - LAL e. It maunna be pleyed wi gey aften - jist aince a year and mibb
Doric - MNA as mainner o shoppies an gey aften,
Central - EDN n business the day — an gey aften the wey we unnerstaund the wa
Central - EDN nce an Baroque periods is gey aften gallus, furthie, an firmly st
Central - LAL han, the unwalcome ane at gey aften brocht friction alang wi't. I
Central - SEC nt". It's been pyntit oot gey aften that "went" wis uized bi Henr
Doric - DOR el, that wis aaricht, but gey aften he got muddelt an the bogey r
Central - LAL er a body whit they saw, they aften hae tae think for a whilie af
Central - LAL ingual wi French forbye. They aften introduced latinate vocabular
Central - SEC he ither wis there? Cuid they aften eneuch
Central - LALy want tae insult me (as they aften dae) call me "British" or "Br
Central - DUN n dounricht dangerous as they aften had been in the Middle Ages t
Central - LAL irds ten tae be lang – they aften wap thegither mair nor the ae
Doric - DOR wiz a medical student Ah wiz aften asked tae translate fit a teu
Central - SEC at in deaf culture ‘Deaf’ aften his a dífferent meanin than