A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'behaviour'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of behaviour in Corpus

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
oid ony mair huffs and pootsy behaviour! (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ging in. Ah'll bi oan ma best behaviour - promise." on page 29

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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae fool my wife aboot my bad behaviour that day at the summer hoose.
uise afore she forgave my bad behaviour.
2 matches

General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Nae doot his scurrilous behaviour wid o left Abbie in a state o
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@72redz1903 tweeted
amiliar west central Scotland behaviour. Only the Tories have failed (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nt, appear tae be in his best behaviour, likes. But, still, ah couldn on page 105
ns oot Bruce wis oan his best behaviour fur Mrs Henderson. As a rewar on page 175

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
weel seen betterment in thair behaviour an attitude durin lessons in
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
er Smith, an expert on animal behaviour observed, “As the beavers s
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ot a richt Holy Willie whae's behaviour perswads the wealthy Orgon ta
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e mair puni then she wis on a behaviour timetable. She wis pure beali on page 26
n reasons behind his criminal behaviour. Start by thinkin ae some int on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Anti-Social Behaviour Laws'?!? Juist bring thaim oa on page 30
escribe aa sorts o cat-wittit behaviour shaw, bi Tigellius the Sardin on page 116

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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
he pavements wis jist bizarre behaviour in onywan’s book. Bit the s
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@MizLiot tweeted
if no for this Alison Weir’s behaviour. Cause & effect ??????? (2021) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ly associatit wi middle class behaviour, tend tae get affy short shri on page 9
That's a lot mair like tribal behaviour than whit we're supposed tae on page 20
o a fair amount o wild behaviour, fechtin wis common among the on page 30
rol o aw the land this type o behaviour wis illegal, an still is. on page 82
aye rumours aboot the immoral behaviour o prominent Catholic priests, on page 118

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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
a stane in her huif. And the behaviour o the cat wis a bittie queer.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nly wey she cud interpret his behaviour. Than why for had he duin it?
1 matches

Glasgow

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
initely no princessy princess behaviour, is it? I'll sort this oot na on page 10

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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mair insecure an less on-best-behaviour gif they believe the array is
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A expected this kind ae behaviour fae characters at the local m
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General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
ence, an jottings anent thair behaviour, an some even haes photies st on page 52

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
peyment o a suretie for guid behaviour; gin the court grees til the on page 22

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
bleck affrontit he wis at hes behaviour, hou he didnae ken whit had c on page 18

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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
a behaviour.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
parteeclars o astrictit behaviour for Scots Meenisters an publi
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
impressed wi the aild man''s behaviour an willingness tae gie up his

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ith it. Completely disgusting behaviour from these people.(2020)

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
alling (and entirely endemic) behaviour to the online abuse suffered (2018)

@Chazzbat tweeted
r o the lead character's weak behaviour, or the clichéd dialogue. Di(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
bers oan here criticising the behaviour of Margaret Ferrier. I dinnae(2020)

@rattlecans tweeted
a matured intae mair sensible behaviour by noo then. He's jist refusi (2022) twitter link

General Ulster