A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

certain Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words45.8 56 35.5 39.7 29.1 31 19.4
Number of occurrences152112 24 4 5 3 4
Number of authors74 50 12 3 3 3 4

Occurrences of certain in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
believe me. She said, "Are ye certain shair ye didna forget that ye on page 31
o Sepo said, I'm shair - I'm certain shair. And look at him. Dae y on page 45

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
e Langholm pig-fermer, coff a certain kistie, an ye'r in for a thir on page 3

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
certain areas where Glaswegian enjoys on page vii
gh ae it in the air, that wis certain. Even the Duchess sneezed fae on page 58

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
actly ma hing. And so, ah wis certain ae what the dad wis up tae. H on page 35
ng. Although ah wis genuinely certain that tablespoon wis worth at on page 36

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
r why or whaur til wisna jist certain, yawled oot sudden as it drav on page 135

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
guid an strang? Ye are richt certain it winna gar me dree lang?' on page 83

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
The phrase 'go a walk' hus certain connotations. Lassies like th on page 41

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
en they left Muirkirk, he wis certain when Dalyell gaed throu later on page 27
rvant, and impairt in him the certain knowledge that his dearly dep on page 29
n, but nou at his age, he wis certain o ae thing - it wisnae for h on page 37
Broun stuid waitin, proud an certain, his ee still on Hew Campbell on page 41

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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
cigs an paper. Awbody ower a certain age smoked back then, includi on page 23

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
awiy some lazily tweaked CVs, certain. Definite. I cin see it, conv on page 3

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
Bòrd the pouers fur tae dae certain things but aften these pouers on page 11
shuid expect tae deleever in certain circumstances. It brings aboo on page 52

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
were that they involved buyin certain goods, but whitever they were on page 72

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t a pretty decent telly oor a certain 'Easter Road' rompin haime at on page 35

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
fair description. Ae thing is certain, that the notion oO a univers on page 94

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Shi brings a certain sumthin on page 84

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
d. I uise the word 'Swiss' wi certain reservatiouns, fir culturalli on page 5

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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
st. Lang, lang ago there were certain aspecks o Scottish society th on page 16
lames an pairtit. It wis near certain daith if onieboadie got caugh on page 40
sop hum, This wis a shair an certain recipe fer disaster. He went on page 42
it was gey faint an he wisnae certain he wis secin oniethin real. H on page 69

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s no allowed tae eat an drink certain things when Charlene come up on page 61
oice. See wans they get tae a certain age they need tae start weari on page 94
e wrang fork or by askin whit certain things on the menu wur; an if 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
them foond oot exactly hoo a certain thing wis made.' on page 18
packery. Wan mair thing - be certain tae hae this ticket wi you. I on page 60

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ookie pist tae mak absolutely certain we hae the richt mixter.' on page 81

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
God, a map if ye will in that certain style on page 107

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'I'm certain shair,' said Heehaw. And he m on page 14
But Wee Grumphie wis certain shair, and his mind skeltered on page 42
kers in the sun; and, tae mak certain shair that he wisna gaun ther on page 69
'hat naebody wants - that a certain Chiel is lookin for a hoose. on page 148
r Robin's fit, but couldna be certain shair because mibbe yon wisna on page 152

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ns gettin a guid deek roond a certain place sae that ye can come up on page 114

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
It bodes ill - o that I'm certain. on page 28
man faas, certain: strenth will nae prevail - on page 35
The Fower Maries: That's certain. on page 73

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Oor jannies for certain, are the best in the nation. on page 114

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
is belly. Ye're sendin me tae certain daith." on page 6

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
s! Pair sowels an they makkit certain Scotland paied fur it wi the on page 45

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
is produced the nugget that a certain Master Umffraye: producit a s on page 20

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
respondents if they reognise certain Scots words, has been widely on page 121

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
certain noo: the auld yin widna last
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
the same kinna wey there wis certain words ye juist daurna say an
the shops is stockin up for a certain date in December areddies Thi
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
the defaut an uizin "ie" for certain speecial cases, an "ei" juist
trickit, as faur's A ken, tae certain dialecks. A'v pit forrit the
a wird an efter a "t", "r" an certain vowels;
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
he Scots Executive haed makit certain commitments areddies tae the
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ke is at thay ‘gave Scots a certain literary status but simultane
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ie micht aye self-perish bi a certain stage, an we oorsels micht be
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
utten thegither for ti sairve certain objectives, centred on human
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ersel. But o ae thing she wis certain shuir: that her paurents an
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
re. Nane o us that are ower a certain age will forget the 7:84 Thea
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ity, is that nuhin in life is certain except death, and taxes.
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ne. A’m highly allergic tae certain breeds ae dug, and A kin aari
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ah'm certain shair it isnae worth ye losin
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ce, ye will find us - within certain reasonable parameters.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
uage comes frae Scots fowk, a certain cleek o thaim. It comes
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
tae the wark an mak absolute certain that this project comes tae f
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah feel a certain empathy wae Mary an ah’m sq
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t ye in fur Stevie. Ye’ve a certain waiy wae people. Never doubte
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
doon that road though, ah’m certain ay it. He’s a bright lad, t
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
any fuckin bike, that much is certain.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in education illegal ayont a certain limit in schuil life an in on
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
in Carmunnock. Yous were dead certain aboot it, but the minute yous
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
for nine year and there wis a certain degree o sadness when we said
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
s a year, so you got used tae certain groups. We had an auld Blaise
e o’ her class had gotten a certain question wrang! “A telt the
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
fir certain
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
presumptuously upon you, is a certain confusion that is affecting t
ion better eddicatit. There a certain unity amang the Chinese. That
our new friends. What about a certain caveman with a burst spleen?â
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
strict this weirfare tae jist certain o the Imperor’s subjects wh
amang the warld community on certain ordnar richts for awbody that
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
fowks micht achieve. It seems certain that no aw kintras wull remai
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
domain, it is ma belief that certain forms could weill emerge, org
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tionist state, but this seems certain: lest week’s election haes
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Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
ions that took place inower a certain space.
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
highly doubt that’, ’I am certain that’, or – somewhaur in
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
nae escape. A cannae say for certain whit happened next, a just re
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’Ah’m certain we kin work suttin oot, ladsâ
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Scots yaise singular nouns in certain contexts whaur plurals are fo
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ssed thum. Ah’m starin doon certain death and aw’s ah kin dae i
shite. In fact ah’m fuckin certain there wis. Abdominal Pain? Th
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
uit and white trainers. Fae a certain angle he resembles a domino.
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ketGothic Dinnae stress ? I'm certain it will turn oot great.(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
m happy with 'BSL yaiser' fir certain groups. Mibbe 'deif person' t(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
for as suin as the bus gaed a certain road oot the village the regu(2020) search twitter
young anes, but for fowk o a certain age. Dae ye yaise the word hi(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
lk pit on thumsels tae luik a certain wey. Wu've got eneuch tae con(2020) search twitter
oper answers, but Ah'm fairly certain that Caiman is Aikawa. Mebbe (2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
am of sush... noo indy is fer certain... - takes gluvs aff-(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
none. Can you help? I'm 1000% certain (excuse my mad maths, but the (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
k contract auxiliary verbs in certain circumstances, an some folk d (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
plus other factors involving certain scots people - shame on you (2021) twitter link
otball tweets after reading a certain post - fgs - cheerio lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a unnersteed ane anither an a certain wye o life: livin, coloured i on page 10
left o the makeower, "an ye'r certain at ye'r nae efter a new model on page 85

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ainsay that you're a pillar o certain establishments." on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
se ye've ayewis deen things a certain road, disna mean te say aat's on page 86

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Noo, it cam aboot att a certain laayer steed up an tried him on page 98
t att fan they happent upon a certain fermtoon, a wumman ca'ed Mart on page 99
an Galilee. As he cam till a certain toon, he met in wi ten lipper on page 109

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An if ye dee, I'm certain ye on page 107
I'm gie certain 'at I ken fit I'm deein on page 125
An it stoppit a goal fir certain, bit I still dream on page 131

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e marked "poison", id is most certain till disagree wi ee, sooner o on page 13
Rome-no, at's all wrong, A'm certain! A mosst hev been changed for on page 18
bristlan all oer, an she felt certain id mosst be really offended. on page 21

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Uri, Antonia North East filmmakker feart for the futur o Doric, (Doric Future 2019) Doric, blog
sel. Jill said: “Aires jist certain wards that Ah jist canna get
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Jonsar say's "Ere's ae thing certain lass, I ken far your
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
me naebody iver kent, bit fur certain it wisna ony wye near Dessloc
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
'Twis certain shair that bird-men waurna on
anters at the Hill station, a certain Miss Vining, hired fur a tour
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ns a mystery still. But it is certain that he left, only tae return
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Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
pit up wee ma moanin! Ats fir certain!
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
certain sure he’d spen her this tim
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
There wis one thing for certain sure

@72redz1903 tweeted
Fact is naebody can start for certain things wid be better or worse (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
t, there's wan thing sure and certain, hooever sore the heid, on page 29
There's a certain satisfaction in deuan things on page 44

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Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
sion. While this waathir maks certain birds more apparent – snipe
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Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
in the English language, hoo certain words were in danger o gettan

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
da very parteeclar soonds o a certain spaeker, bit d'ir da gineral on page 22
on atween dem, meanin at de'r certain kinds o combinations o soonds on page 28

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
laece, ta bein assigned tae a certain category o language. An whaar
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
@TykitFleine i feel dis to a certain degree a lot (2016) twitter link
verybody dat isna votin fir a certain independent candidate daday (2021) twitter link

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
rld, yersel amang them, I’m certain shair. Yer time an yer bairn
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@officialAliRed tweeted
evening to see a man about a certain centenary book. ???? https://(2019) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
hoose being sorted, plans & a certain politico have kept my heid fa (2021) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
is manner, an it was quare an certain he was anxious aboot the wark on page 40

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
markt "poison", it is almaist certain tae disagree wi yae, shaner o on page 13

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
A'm sure an certain the yin thing Sam Mary Anne w on page 45

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
I hae mae hill, bot nir sae certain, on page 30

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