A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'almost'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of almost in Corpus

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
r Shetland varieties, remains almost entirely restricted tae comed
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Shetland

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ig angry lookin cat wi one ee almost comin throwe the windae at hi
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
grey. She soon found twa that almost fitted but an hour o the need
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
h een o the windaes. Paul hid almost nae time tae react. Afore he
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
t spreads a oÂ’er yer body an almost maks ye faint an then ye div (2019)
Wye the lang face? ItÂ’s almost the wikkend! https://t.co/jhe(2019)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
irst crop o dockin leaves are almost riddy ti harvest. Nae mair wi(2020)

Aberdeen

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
a year, ye’ll be paying oot almost £200 mair or, to pit it anot
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General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
sleepin nannies in the park, almost onywhere. An there were other on page 118

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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ll of the earth in your face, almost you'd cry for that, the beaut
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@72redz1903 tweeted
id a weird experience - felt almost drugged, a weird spaced out f (2022) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
I'm a grown adult...well almost grown, mostly adult.....I wil(2011)
hall go tae bed as have eaten almost all the caramel shortcake min(2011)
aimeeannenaylor firstly, I am almost jealous o yer social life n s(2011)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae be takin maire caution. It almost seems as if he's goat a plan on page 25
tae realise that Justine wis almost like family tae me. Christ, a on page 62
up such a gid fight, mate. Ah almost feel bad aboot winnin." on page 81
hud become a distant memory. Almost made it feel as if they were on page 87
ean there, Aldo?" Craig asks, almost pleadin. on page 106

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
o spik the Doric. We suddenly almost had tae learn a new language,
1 matches

Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
in the morning, they realised almost tae late afore they also turn
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
thrie mile the vultures were almost directly abune him. The air w
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
aw ae a sudden he’s drivin, almost at ease. Fur a scrawny wee gi
‘’Marvin’’ he says, almost at whisper.
lem, big man’’ he gushes, almost droappin tae his knees. ‘â€
3 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
gards to amateur football for almost 3 seasons - a rest ma case l (2020) twitter link
hat was there first defeat in almost 2 years in a cup tie by a lea (2021) twitter link

West Central

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
any emotion. Joy. Energy. It almost felt mechanical. Robotic. Con
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Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
f a wiz pure terrified ae ir, almost like a wiz in an abusive rela
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Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
ged neatly roon aboot. It’s almost as though thi room is split i
nt. A suppose we are actually almost the opposites o each other.
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
llin Jim’s nostrils who wis almost seek efter one whiff. Even Ca
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Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Jeezo its almost Christmas time, that's geing
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Dundee

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
cent, her self- righteousness almost meltin’ the snaw as she pas
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
fter Shave, disaster followed almost immediately! As he passed the
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he buggers aff! This happened almost every day!
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
corrected went tae the right, almost intae me, A caught her again
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
has brought her up - she’s almost like a member of the family,
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ma baws swollen an’ ah felt almost hypersensitive. Ah ken I coul
ands. His hands are giant, ah almost cannae believe, they cover ma
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n his shoart life that it wid almost be criminal tae inform him ae
n in a wheelchair and who’s almost certainly fast approachin her
table the laptop sits and is almost eggin me oan fur a square go.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e than a rabbit’s hutch. It almost makes the risk ae dyin, a pun
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in, Dougie’’ ah tell him, almost at a whisper.
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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ns n a squad ae theirs. Taz's almost at us noo, pantin like an eld on page 17
he Friday Feelin, a force wae almost supernatural powers. It's obv on page 23
Taz is lookin nervous n it's almost infectious. on page 29
ma Friday Feelin ~a force wae almost supernatural powers. Me, Broo on page 36
comin the other way. That wid almost certainly be Danny n that. We on page 45
Also on pages 52
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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
even when he disnae play. Eh almost vibrates, the air aroon 'um s on page 3

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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he traffic lights ur clouded, almost impenetrably, by condensation
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General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A degree, so audacious, it's almost collegiate - on page 48
It's almost like, and hear me oot, cause on page 63

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Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
I almost forgot tae ask for the threid on page 3

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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
€˜can-do’approach shared by almost everyone active in Scotland t
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
oth. Funny how sae simple and almost hard - - almost cruel - - ay
hard - - almost cruel - - ay mooth can git sa
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
nd a different way a daein it almost by accident. Ah’d drawn a l
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@jax6754 tweeted
bedtime next time as sleep is almost iminent once drank and sleep (2014)
Richt Monday IS almost at an end. Time tae plan fir (2014)
A new week is almost upon us! May you all make the(2015)
s tae an end an a new week is almost upon us! Nicht nicht awe an h(2015)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
y of picking down pat...I can almost dae it with Wildwood Flower.)(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
Wis hidin ahint the couch fir almost aw o the second hauf o the re (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
Ah forgot hou funny she wis. Almost Angelic wur unnerratit. ??(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
@Gordaidh @RTweetie5 She's almost successfully destroyed the YE (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
ae watch the fitba hen. She's almost fully trained ???? (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ub many yonks ago, there were almost mair than half oÂ’ lasses stu(2020)