A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'acause'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of acause in Corpus

Orkney

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia North East filmmakker feart for the futur o Doric, (Doric Future 2019) Doric, blog
Doric is important tae her acause it helps her tae express hers
But, she does fit she does acause she is feart for the futur o
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
mony fowk fa are oot o a job acause o the ootbrak, the Scots fuid
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
er lang oors an were stressed acause o it. But, they seem tae nae
s the anely wey tae happiness acause Ah cam fae a faimly o weemin
t o Scots weemin wark, either acause they hae tae, or acause they
they hae tae, or acause they want tae. Mair weemin th
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
wildflooers hav becam extinct acause o the drainin o peat bogs. Th
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General Northern

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
is ane o thaim wha'd naither. Acause Ah kent Ah'd nivver hae suffe on page 26
'Naw acause gin thai rowed Rab's neb, Eck on page 27

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
-Chap Cherlie' they cried him acause he ayeweys seemt tae hae the on page 59
doms team'll gie me the blame acause I wark alangside the bugger!' on page 60
McBain. Hecky telt him that, acause Breasley's first nem wis the on page 61

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
for him takkin on the wadger, acause like aa the lave, he trowed t
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ah can suddenly identify wi, acause ah've spent a wee bit time pi
xpress the desire tae chib me acause o the wey ah pronoonce "Eyup"
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
a life is sae much the richer acause o it, an Scotland, tae me, aw
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
t they did, whit they became, acause o whit had happened. It's a R
rgeon talkin on the telly. No acause she was a hateful sham o a hu
wisnae, as it turnt oot), but acause she wis shuir oor (then) Depu
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
chuil screivin it airms lenth acause she cuidnae see sae awfy weel
haumer thit cuidnae be yaised acause o the damp an rot, made up th
nd o Wullie’s uncle Eck – acause he’d spak up fir Churchill.
leck is Egypt’s Nicht inbye acause it hid nae windaes. Bit thair
n hae cam up gey tuim haundit acause efter aw the envelopes wir ha
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West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
‘Acause, ma frien, gin ye lift the fl
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
Acause the first thing ah'd want in
eel, aye, it daes. It maiters acause we're gettin tae the stage no
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
nt the ither day. Ah say 'up' acause whaur ah bide, in the bonnie
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
led til spiralin inequality, acause walth produces sae muckle inc
mmons. We hae a richt-wing EU acause we hae richt-wing European go
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Dundee

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
"Acause A think ye wuid be saufer." on page 3

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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ey makker. A chose tae dae it acause ah ken those are things maist
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
bi wey o exposure, or aiblins acause they hae experience o the men
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ad like for tae sit thegither acause they were baith Scottish, bit
t maun hae been an all-clear, acause fowk begoud tae spick an muve
he auld man had an ally than, acause Balvinder had met Rongye an h
nichtfaa, an wis gled he did, acause they at least had the daicenc
Hsien maun hae been watchin, acause he tacklet her whan she rase
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Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Swept unner the cairpet acause it happens unner the rug on page 31
Acause thay' re aa pairt o the muckl on page 44

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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
Acause we are no feart nae fear on page 39
Acause that maks ye free on page 47
Acause it's noo... and here it's awa on page 48
Acause ye're inconvenient noo on page 51
Acause it's no Scottish, Celtic, Pic on page 107
Also on pages 113, 139
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Piondargas, Criostoir , (no publisher recorded 2015) Central, prose
. Scots is sae faur ahint, no acause o the Gaelic, but acause we h
o the Gaelic, but acause we haednae eneuch fowk fechti
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Ayrshire

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
ower kenspeckle, this hat... Acause it's idiotical, that's how!.. on page 135

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Acause o thair wark, Kate an Jean cu on page 22

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
How A speak in French is acause the question of leid sets a w on page 35
d his 1968 remark up as gyte! Acause it wis Perry that brocht Bill on page 38
e press. This wis aiblins een acause the production o a pley in th on page 39
in Scots an hauf in English, acause A cin wirk in the baith leids on page 40

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Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
but acause A knaw ma haund wad pass, in on page 6

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
orrit wi this miserable dree? Acause nearlins the hale o the produ on page 6

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
se pouers arenae cairried oot acause o faut o resoorces and a cult on page 11
e are denied this designation acause o a local authoritie's faut o on page 16
launnin framewark fur Gaelic, acause local authorities hivnae haed on page 17
They can be awfie dangerous, acause they end up focusin gey wheen on page 22
il tae meet the set staunerts acause o bein uncannin tae recruit s on page 32
Also on pages 33, 52
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
ittie backgrund tae Scotland, acause its history haes affen haed a on page 39
er throu loss o registers, or acause thay war seceders fae the mai on page 40
Scotland we can noo lippen on acause aw lines o kin fae afore is u on page 56

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Swan, Michael Lallans 102 - Mebbi Ah Spak Owre Suin, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
stappit daein personal cloods acause o on page 96

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
uter gemmes coud be mair sair acause o the wey a body is pairt o t on page 54

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
The nummer micht weel be mair acause the'r a want o ken o Scots as on page 6
othron tae Scots rarely wirks acause Scots gremmar is sindert fae on page 7
haes maistly been self-learnt acause Scots wisna walcome as pairt on page 8
used athin an explorator text acause thay arna objective. Ae screi on page 11
em the Real Mackay - that 's acause it likely isna. An owersettin on page 20
Also on pages 21, 27, 47
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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
enin tae us. He's in the huff acause A haed pyntit oot his venison on page 4

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
uter gemmes coud be mair sair acause o the wey a body is pairt o t on page 54

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
sae's they'll no faa doun. An acause they haed ti be fittit ticht on page 65

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
tae gie her gran a big kiss. Acause Morag wis awfu fond o her gra on page 93

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
r title fae a MacDiarmid poem acause we like the ferlie Scots phra on page 4

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
s tae them and they sang them acause they were pairt o their lives on page 69

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e dinnae aye unnerstaun it is acause it reflecks the tune an lilt on page 77

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ppit Chantie'. Wes it aiblins acause the blaik glower an glunch o on page 109

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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
we haed anticipatit, nae jist acause we are makkin major chynges t on page 16

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"That's acause he gat kilt." on page 63
"Acause it seyd it." Wullie wis tryin on page 64
nae yaise her hauns ower weel acause Meg wis aye haudin her heid t on page 67
in the end thai'd tae gie up acause o the mirk. Bit thai nivver f on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
lament aince mair, an pairtly acause the versities haes been teach on page 129

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
produce, an easier tae uise (acause o its fameiliarity). The hale on page 56

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
a daft ploy tae stert wi. Aw acause a drinkin fere had a dochter on page 16

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
or anither Sun Girds. This is acause oor Sun is fouthy o wechty el
sinkin tae the hert o the Sun acause it canna be fused. In anither
Mercury haes an affa lang day acause it turns roond on its aixis j
Acause the'r nae atmosphere, an acau
the'r nae atmosphere, an acause the'r nae plates flittin or c
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
mair aftime cried Coalhoose, acause it wis aye bleck an mauchit a
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nail. She laed the door apen acause it wis gey mirk inbye an pit
her mither cried the kitchen, acause thair hoose wis that faur afo
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
�s juist applee’d for a job acause whit’s on the wab michtna s
�optimizers’. For a whilie, acause o that, the affcome o wab rak
le mail in the Unitit Kinrick acause o legal fankles, wis lenched
IP address in the heider, an acause o this it’s a kinch tae ide
interestin for spammers, but acause Google Mail is uised by that
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
a National Policy on Language acause language an
w expressed wis that this wis acause there were gey sma support fo
acause it helps bairns growe mair aw
communication but acause o the social inclusion it pro
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
gov/temp/StationLoc.html), an acause o its bouk it’s nou ane o t
e grandest science o thaim aw acause it inrowes braidly unalike sc
houdna be left tae growen-ups acause thay mak it dreich. Drap in a
Acause the neutrinos that’s gien a
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rsels uisin, baith in general acause o the formal register, an in
l register, an in parteicular acause o specialised terminology. Ma
at Ah’ve cried ‘stages’ acause they set in at different pynt
t thir alternatives – maybe acause Scots writers didnae tak the
(the whilk we’re thirlt tae acause o the subjeck maitter), we su
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ent that the spellin is wrang acause it uises Inglish digraphs or
or auld-farrant an confuisin acause it disna. Can we afford tae g
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
a care for them, the feegurs, acause thay’r no cannie. Noo ye ta
en, it wis something byordnar acause he referred us tae the ‘Men
eenister an ane o the bailies acause it wis that byordnar. Aince a
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
nological seemilarity tae’t acause o temporal distance (modren l
e Scots influence is stranger acause it reflects demography — no
an Ulster Unionist backgrund acause o mair complicate reasons all
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
integrate Instant Messenger. Acause mony fowk can commune thegith
anne Vega, Duran Duran an U2. Acause the graphics is sib tae thaim
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ueen’s efter the five weeks acause it wis promised tae anither c
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
Ireland scrievit anent thaim. Acause o this, we maun tak guid tent
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White, George When you're an auld man, (Facebook 2024) Central, poetry
Anither thing is ma feet, acause apairt fae bein flat
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
y micht no come tae oor hoose acause o the gless witchin bowl hing
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
It wis o partícular interest acause it wis in a place ah haed ken
e kintrae lik sae mony bairns acause o the dangers fae the war.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tae paper jam! Mair nor like acause I couldnae chuise ‘cairdboa
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e, slaithert wi runny mustart acause she likit it wersh! The tongu
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t oot in the Soothren Uplands acause o dulefu culls o this naitur.
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Acause that's wir language.
acause we're
acause A wis juist
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
rou Scots (or Gaelic), either acause thay jaloused it a leid wi na
or Chairles took the rue tho, acause the Scots did muckle skaith t
n atween Ingland an Scotland, acause it touches on oor lifes even
eep landowners in profit. But acause the wirking fowk haed tae lip
uyin up corn in times o want, acause this leas the fermers wi nae
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
hat is spent mair efficiently acause it’s managed by ane agency
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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
itain bydin i the EU. It isna acause I want tae byde the same, but
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
he ballot papers is awfu lang acause they typicallie lists 10-20 c
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
fingers an ontae ma keyboard acause o the election bein the morra
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
a conversation that happened acause she wantit it tae happen. I d
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
earest tae haund – no least acause the results o 2015, an whit f
s faur as the polls suggests, acause they didna get as monie votes
saets, wis seen as a failure acause they didna tak Glesca, as mon
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
– no that they lik it, but acause they’ve been telt it’s ne
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
the speiker is daein. This is acause siclike flittin is, at its ma
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
experiment wi female voice is acause, whan they did – they pit t
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
s a lug tae the soond speaker acause thay hae sic a fash tae uptak
ed aye been important til him acause it keepit him in mind o whaur
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
ort o vowel afore it: this is acause [x] is a voiceless velar fric
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
Mairch column scrievit early (acause o some plot) an A'm wantin ta(2019)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ead's Bairn's Sang/Kid's Poem acause it says it a? Gin ye hae ae D(2020)
morn an forbye a spring tide acause the muin yestreen! https://t.(2020)
latchardCraig @ChildOfAlba Be acause ye canna get a drink o alcoho(2020)
ejuidice o nae understaunding acause o yer bein Scots nae acause o(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
he past. Wan widnae let me on acause ah nearly got run ower by a c(2020)
ish. Ah discover lots o music acause it's uised as backgrund music(2020)
@thEMANacho No acause Ah missed the pynt - Ah didn(2020)
Connie's brek up even sadder acause it wis sae amicable. Ah think(2020)
h or the scientists wur sayin acause it wis sae loud an distractin(2020)
and 13 other occurrences.

@LairnScots tweeted
scotslanguage @RobertBurnsNTS Acause it bit ma finger so! ???????? (2021) twitter link
twa week holiday at this time acause this hoaliday has been yaised (2019) twitter link

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and it's acause o yon on page 13

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Sailors, acause ah couldnae fit them in onywh on page 81

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@StuartPoet tweeted
need chyngin ava, jist addit acause they're Scots names onyweys. (2020)
Ah got back tae ye in Inglis acause Ah'm wis brocht up weel manne(2020)
@HeatherMc1960 @OorVyce Yon's acause sir leid wisnae skecked as a (2020)
ll bide wi us fir a lang time acause o the singular CSA. A sad los(2020)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
tha lads haed bided wi thaim acause Dot haed a caur. Scho weil mi
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Synthetic (no region)