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| Scots Tung Wittins 177 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,585 | 2 | 0.77 | |
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... Hallelujah), fund satires (Quo Stalin on Lenin), essays an a nummer o poetry pamphlets. This walin, publisht eleeven ... ... primary schuil an secondary schuil. The likes o Itchy Coo an a haundfu o primary schuils is daein bravehert stuff ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 178 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,377 | 4 | 1.68 | |
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... dae whit A dae. Dae whit A'm tellin ye tae dae!" Ay, an a lot o guid thon'll dae tae sauf the Scots language. There ... ... whit hiv we got tae shaw for it? A puckle o pawkie words an a haundfu o bawbees noo an agane, juist eneuch tae keep a ... ... editin the lest 178 edeitions o the Scots Tung Wittins an A wish aw its readers an aw the freends A've gotten tae ken ... ... first ingaitherin o poems. The title poem, The Biggers, an a puckle o the ithers, is foondit on his ain experience ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 42 | Fairnie, Robert | 1,235 | 4 | 3.24 | |
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... High Scuil (New Pairliament Hoose) wi a Scottish Saltire an a Yule starn inclusit. Mind ye, bi the soon o some o the ... ... McLean hid a column in the same edeetion o the Scotsman an a guid three pairts o it wis aw scrievit in Scots. He yaised ... ... 1997 Census Test. That wis jist days efter the elecktion an A've scrievit back agane tae speir gin it wis a Tory ... ... we wad gie a shot tae jist buikin the chaumer for the yin an a hauf oors atween 7.30pm an 9.00pm. This wey, we'll jist be ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 43 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,132 | 2 | 0.94 | |
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... leid a guid lang wey on the gait tae a Scots orthographie an A'm luikin forrit tae its hamecomin. An electronic vairsion ... ... o the Scots Scuil Dictionar is weel on its wey noo an A've nae doot it'll suin be fundin its wey intae the scuils ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 44 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,312 | 3 | 1.30 | |
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... Calton Hill, in broad daylicht wi Yuletide snaw fawin doon an a Yule starn glentin in the lift forby. The pome inower the ... ... an pome, tho diffrent sizes:- Biddin ye a Blithe Yule an a Guid New Year. Aince we get the feenished cairds fae the ... ... afore ma een. A cuin tell ye, it fair spiled ma denner an A canna mind whan A laist enjoyed a rael guid tattie. Dae ye ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 45 | Fairnie, Robert | 868 | 1 | 1.15 | |
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... seen some o the whisy ads makkin guid yiss o the auld leid an A wunner gin the Macallan wull be follaed bi onie o the ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 46 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,181 | 1 | 0.46 | |
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... river. Yacker.................a big stane atween a chuckie an a bowlder. Scap.....................mussel beds. ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 47 | Fairnie, Robert | 1,939 | 2 | 1.03 | |
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... Tung Wittins bids aw its Readers a Blithe an Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid 1998. [NOTE: image here of Christmas ... ... flees. A cauld wants the cook as weel's the doctor. A drap an a bite's but sma requite. Money's lik the muck midden – it ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 48 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,614 | 3 | 1.15 | |
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... diary includit a pair o troosers, twa serks, a bunnet an a pair o shuin alang wi aw the uswal messages for the hoose. ... ... awfu weel wi the teachers an bairns in the Orkney scuils an a wheen o thaim wis giein thair consait o't ower the ... ... ower the wireless. The byleid haes its ain hamelt souch an a pickle o hamelt wirds but, for aw that, it's weel ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 50 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,638 | 3 | 1.14 | |
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... takin, for the pilot licht haes blawn oot yince areddies an A'm a wee bit feart o some kinna craitur gaun intae the flue ... ... the yins that dae are richt guid, parteeclar the Skreivins an A'm shuir it'll no be lang or the ither yins gets fou an aw. ... ... for yer letter o 26t. Februar, signed bi Gavin Barrie, an A weel tak yer pint that, gin the Scots language, alang wi ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 51 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,596 | 1 | 0.39 | |
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... behauden tae oor Glesca feres for this guid-willie bode an a copie o Scots Tung Wittins Nummer 50 haes been E-mailed ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 54 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,686 | 4 | 1.49 | |
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... ye ken! It's a walcome muckle step forrit for the Gaelic an a wee'er step forrit for the Mither Tung but a step forrit ... ... a richt guid stert. Fitba an the Warld Tassie hae tae awn, an A'm no prood o it, that onie time A wis watchin England ... ... opposite side tae thaim. Ae nicht, A wis watchin England an A got fair scunnert hearin the commentators sae A turnt the ... ... ma boab, did A no find thair fitba a pleesure tae watch an A stertit rootin for England. It wisna the team nor the ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 56 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,683 | 3 | 1.12 | |
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... that Scots Tung chysed ti uise, oot o thae dictionars, an a hantle o thaim isna aa that easy ti pit ower yer thrapple. ... ... a guid wheen year syne, a stane age yirdin chaumer an a bronze age yirdin kist that wis baith bein onkivvert bi ... ... wis a photie o the Lone Ranger wi his cuddie, Silver, an a caption ablo that read "Learning Gaelic? Neigh bother." ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 58 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,396 | 4 | 1.67 | |
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... thae names in Scots, Inglis an ither Europeans leids an a guid walin o cairds for the hail yird forbye. The twa ... ... the bleck bits is sookit oot the ship intae the elevator an A ken fine whit thae bleck bits is. Whan A poor the ... ... intae ma plate, the'r whiles ane or twa bleck bits an A dinna ken for shuir whit thae anes is, but thay dissolve ... ... milk an turn it broon sae A aye gie in tae ma imagination an A dinna tak nae chances. Whit ither fowks daes – weel, ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 59 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,295 | 1 | 0.44 | |
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... bleck an white cartoon wi the twa craws frae Corbie Close an a picter o ane is shawn ablo; the ither twa haes nocht but ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 62 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,606 | 4 | 1.53 | |
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... we hae oor doots. Apairt frae the geography, the backdrop an a haundfu o pipes an kilts, it cuid hiv been a typical New ... ... Eagle in Germany:- "A'm a journalist wi Danmarks Radio, an A'm gaun tae bide in Scotland for the neist twa months, frae ... ... the December edeetion. ~~~ooo~~~ Geordie Jooks' Twa Feres an a Heivenlie Gowf Coorse. TWA three weeks efter Geordie Jooks ... ... tryst. Weel, efter yon day, twa three months gaed bye an a wheen mair gemms o gowf till ae day, Sandy up an dee'd. No ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 63 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,635 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... ill-willie o the Heilanders. Allan Campbell o the CNAG an a hamelt spaeker hissel, threaps it's no ill-willie at aa ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 64 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,672 | 1 | 0.37 | |
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... furthset bi Canongate Books, is a new beuk descrived as an A–Z walin o exemplars o Nor-Aist "Patois" the day. Bi keepin ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 67 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,456 | 4 | 1.63 | |
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... chairge o £15 kivvers mornin an efternuin coffee an a denner o pieces. Beukins frae oniebodie ettlin tae gaun ... ... fish, uncle. A fund it in the gutter ootside the Heywechts an A wis wunnerin if ye cuid tell us whit kin it is." Uncle Rob ... ... a wuzzent wee man wi baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in his watery blue een. "Ma uncle Rob sent us roond ... ... o the guff o tarry raip an nets. In fack, thare wis twa an a hauf kyle o raip lyin on the bare wuiden flair ower in ae ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 68 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,509 | 1 | 0.40 | |
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... mind aither hou he haed gotten intae this seetiation an a wheen o oorie antrin thochts kep on fleein in an oot his ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 70 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,337 | 2 | 0.86 | |
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... wis reportit sayin, "A'm fechtin fit efter a guid brek an A canna wait tae get back till Pittodrie. A'v even haed ma ... ... Candy?................ b. Here's a wheen o Scots words an a wheen o Inglis words aa tapsalteerie. Fun the richt Inglis ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 73 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,491 | 1 | 0.40 | |
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... Aiberdeen, AB15 6DF, an speir him tae pit a Gaelic column an a Scots column in aw the edeetions o the paper iverie week." ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 74 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,448 | 3 | 1.23 | |
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... agin aw it haes tae thraw at ye wi yer heid haudit heich an a guid Scots tung in yer mooth. It saired wir forebeirs weel ... ... frae ither years, we maun hae selt somewhaur aroond five an a hauf thoosan cairds this year. Wi nineteen hunner bein ... ... Bi the time ye read this the die will hae been cuist an a leet o buiks micht weel be postit areddies on thair ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 75 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,610 | 4 | 1.53 | |
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... brain-washed intae thaim bi a Scottish eddication seestem an a Scottish society. A guid exemplar o hou thon brain-washin ... ... fish, uncle. A fund it in the gutter ootside the Heywechts an A wis wunnerin if ye cuid tell us whit kin it is." Uncle Rob ... ... a wuzzent wee man wi baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in his watery blue een. "Ma uncle Rob sent us roond ... ... o the guff o tarry raip an nets. In fack, thare wis twa an a hauf kyle o raip lyin on the bare wuiden flair ower in ae ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 77 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,278 | 1 | 0.44 | |
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... hou weel thae sell, thare micht weel be a Spirals3 an a Spirals4 tae jyne wi thaim. Juist ower 25% o the text will ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 78 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,217 | 2 | 0.90 | |
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... (0.46m) an Basque (70,000). Forbye haein "Hertie Yule an a Guid New Year", it'll hae "Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna ... ... Prof. Thornberry, is a man o skill in international law an a maimber o a by-ordinar advisory body pit thegither bi the ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 79 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,611 | 3 | 1.15 | |
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... keek at the hinnermaist Report o the Scots Spellin Comatee an a copy o the Shortleet o Frequent Words in Scots. Ae new ... ... back tae e car, his wirds o wisdom suddenly dawned on me an A stairted tae laach an A wis aye laachin fan A got back ... ... o wisdom suddenly dawned on me an A stairted tae laach an A wis aye laachin fan A got back inower e car. E quines of ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 80 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,402 | 2 | 0.83 | |
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... is juist the same as fernyear wi:- Biddin Ye a Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid New Year This caird's the same size an quality ... ... telt Irene in the pairlament chaumer at Question Time an a ful copie o the ongauns taen frae the Offeecial Report is ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 82 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,455 | 1 | 0.41 | |
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... o ongauns that maks up Ballater's Victoria Week. A vet an a destrick nurse wis thare an aw tae mak siccar nae herm cam ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 83 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,399 | 1 | 0.42 | |
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... guid tae say, the likes o:- "No onlie is this an inventive an a whittery tale which brawly serves its linguistic subtext, ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 84 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,306 | 6 | 2.60 | |
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... an the follaein greetin inower Biddin Ye a Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid New Year. They cost £6 for a poke o 10 wi ... ... ither new caird for this year is A6 size wi A Hertie Yule an a Guid New Year on the front. Thon greetin is repeatit in ... ... on New Year's day. The greetin inower says Wi a Reekin Lum an a Hoose Fou o cheer, Hae a Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid New ... ... Wi a Reekin Lum an a Hoose Fou o cheer, Hae a Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid New Year. The ither page gies a puckle ... ... an twa three days efter got a phone frae the library an a wifie sayin did she ken that thon buik wis screivit in ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 85 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,560 | 4 | 1.56 | |
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... an the nicht feinisht aff wi some braw guid sangs, poems an a readin frae "But n Ben A-Go-Go" ~~~ooo~~~ Gaun Yersel But ... ... Curn wis breardit. STW Bids Aw Its Readers a Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid New Year!!! ~~~ooo~~~ Centre for the Languages ... ... A hivna deen a Countra Clatter for a lang, lang time, ay, an A hiv tae say aat A've bin weel telt aboot it an aa be a ... ... £2000 haes been giftit frae the Edinburgh City Cooncil an a faurer £500 frae the Scots Leid Associe. Juist anither ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 86 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,513 | 6 | 2.39 | |
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... phonenumber] STW Bids Aw Its Readers a Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid New Year! ~~~ooo~~~ Oot Wi The Auld In Wi The ... ... Neuk Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an a that? The coward-slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor ... ... we pass him by, We dare be poor for a that! For a that, an a that, Our toils obscure, an a that, The rank is but the ... ... poor for a that! For a that, an a that, Our toils obscure, an a that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the ... ... That Sense and Worth, ower a the earth, May bear the gree, an a that. For a that, an a that, It's comin yet for a that, ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 87 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,587 | 1 | 0.39 | |
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... strang, aefauld mindit Scottish Pairlament, wad fund itsel an a nae win seetiation. If it gied in tae haein Scots ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 88 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,712 | 1 | 0.37 | |
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... schuils yersel. Ma hope is that mony bairns will tak pairt an A look forrit tae seein the cuttie poem an story. Aw the ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 89 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,612 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... the guff e'en Rosyth wis weel athin the reenge o the sea an a muckle lang gate frae the caller watters o the River ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 91 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,638 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... Languages, the foondin o the Cross Pairty Group on Scots an a growein swall o intrest in the Scots language, the'r gaun ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 92 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,601 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... some o the mithers an aw. A photie o the presentation an a wee report aboot it wis furthset in the East Lothian ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 93 | Fairnie, Robert | 1,728 | 2 | 1.16 | |
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... aye bides gey standart wi:- Aw the Best for a Hertie Yule An a Richt Guid New Year The cairds is expeckit tae be on sale ... ... up ti me. Nivver een ti hud a pick. He wis weel respeckit An a gweed werker. Bit he wis wintin awa. I should hae jaloused ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 94 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,651 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... wee bit but maimbers o the CPG wad be telt whan it wis due an a fower page summary o the report an hou tae coff it wad be ... |
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| Scots version of History of Scots essay | Lawson, Robert | 3,112 | 3 | 0.96 | |
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... literature, an influential literary renaissance, an a wide range o speakers, it’s seen bi mony folk as wrang, ... ... (Webster, para 5:1997) In Scots a nummer o dialects exist, an a comparison o Northiastern dialect an Glaswegian dialect ... ... than 5 year syne Scottish Literature consistit o Burns an a few othir Scottish writers, an Scottish leid was ne’er ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 1/2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 18,803 | 1 | 0.05 | |
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... Scottish Executive what the average cost to the NHS is of an (a) homeopathic, (b) generic and (c) branded prescription. ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 162/2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 41,272 | 2 | 0.05 | |
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... Scots prose haes in’t, an is baith a byordnar owersettin an a byordnar accomplishment, as weil’s addin wurthilie til oor ... ... oldest clipper ship and the only vessel in Scotland to be an "A" listed structure; regrets that such an important part of ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Committees: Education, Culture and Sport: Official Reports: Meeting 29, 2000 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 29,546 | 1 | 0.03 | |
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... examination is designed to grade youngsters in terms of an A, B or C pass. That level of demand and sophistication ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (07/09/00) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 52,710 | 1 | 0.02 | |
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... for action also lies. It fair behoves us ain an a tae gie muckle steer tae this Pairlement tae mak shair ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Report on Inquiry intil the role o educational and cultural policy (Scots) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 9,216 | 7 | 0.76 | |
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... tither wis learnit Standart Italian wi a tait o English an a tait o their local dialect blendit intil the teachin. At ... ... gies continuity wi the past, cohesiveness for the present an a foont o collaborative endeavour for biggin the future.” ... ... website will tak in ower 600 webpages o Scots material an a leet o ither institutions that works wi Scots Culture. 64. ... ... that it is aw the mair important tae cairry oot research an a linguistic study tae provide answers tae thir problems. ... ... has been convened tae advise on plans for the theatre an a timetable tae launch. 76. In summary, the submissions ... |
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| Serendipity and ither poems in Scots and English | Blackhall, Sheena | 12,339 | 2 | 0.16 | |
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... I fell tae winnerin, as ye dae in a sardine tin Wi wings an a toytoon shitehoose Fit’s in a kintra name? Gin ye trepan a ... ... in the press. Nae wyver. Nae bricht hairth-lowe Anely a da an a stepminnie Fas strang teeth snap up aathin ye pit afore ... |
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| Sermon: Gordon Mackintosh - On Being Christ-like | N/A | Audio | 4,835 | 3 | 0.62 |
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... that we see in the world that we know do not please God, an a mu- an a, an a slightly different aspect it may mean ... ... in the world that we know do not please God, an a mu- an a, an a slightly different aspect it may mean that on a ... ... world that we know do not please God, an a mu- an a, an a slightly different aspect it may mean that on a daily ... |
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| Smootie gengs ta Lerrick | De Luca, Christine | 2,412 | 3 | 1.24 | |
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... ferry. Shö fan a peerie nyook ta hoid in. Da cars cam on, an a truck. Da starn wis hauled up. Da engines dundered. Dey ... ... up. Da fardest dey got wis da Clickimin Centre fur a swim an a ride on da flumes. Afore lang Magnus an Freya's holiday ... ... a collar aroond her neck. On hit der wis a peerie bell an a roond tag at said Mitten 01595 698987 I da moarnin shö ... |
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| The Almond Tree | Sangster, Maureen | 494 | 2 | 4.05 | |
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... came o that except a muckle big funeral wi a lot o sponges an a lot o tears, Granny saying she widna manage wioot him. ... ... goose wi a nodding heid, a bit like Grandad wis wi Granny an a wee yealla cat - didna seem tae belong tae the ithers: ... |
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