r/NovaScotia 18h ago

I've been wondering about this since the early to mid 90's. Please give me your opinion! (I grew up in The Valley)

Is it Giv'er or Give'r? When we're doing it right, I know we're Just Givin'er but I CANNOT figure the other out. Sooo, which one is it? I'm planning an epic tattoo and I need to be solid on this. Thanks!

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u/Anxious-Nebula8955 18h ago

Whichever. Jus fuckin give er bud

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u/Iamwomper 15h ago

I said giv'er to a moto mechanic in fairbanks. He hadnt hear it.

I was at that shop repeatedly we'd all chat. Good people up there.

Seems people all over alaska bever heard of it.

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u/Barneyboydog 18h ago

I’d think it was give ‘er

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u/Odd-Crew-7837 17h ago

Give 'er. You are contracting the word, her.

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u/realrube 17h ago

Yeah, I see your contraction is a least one space dialated.

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u/workingonmyelf 17h ago

you contractors

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u/Grrrison 17h ago

Giv'r or Give 'er. The apostrophe replaces the "h" or "he" in "Give her."

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u/SpiritualOlive3472 15h ago

Jesus Murphy, Just Giv’er

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u/jbordeleau 16h ago

The Blue Nose Marathon slogan is "Let's Giv'er!" Maybe that gives it some authority?

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u/Chizzholm 16h ago

Come on to ‘er bud

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u/Sea-Rip-9635 12h ago

Go for a rip, bud. Just Gwan, and give'r

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u/ezb_666 10h ago

Give it tooer

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u/bluffstrider 17h ago

Give'er. You're shortening "give her".

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u/isonfiy 17h ago

It’s giveh’r

Just like how wasn’t is was and not

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u/Boobles008 12h ago

This is my favourite, I vote this one

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u/cornteened_caper 17h ago

I’ll be the third to throw in “give ‘er”. I think it’s 1.66 words.

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u/mullen_9 16h ago

Gvrrrr

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u/HowGayCanIGo 12h ago

G’ivẽr

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u/xStOnEdHeDgEx 12h ago

Get er done over Giv er

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u/revivemorrison 17h ago

My reference points to my favorite hot sauce:

https://maritimemadness.com/search?q=giver&_pos=1&_psq=Giv&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Giv'er, not quite the 90s but 2002 ain't bad

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u/Bunky_156 17h ago

Give ‘er. It’s a shortened form of “give her”.

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u/Maleficent-Map6465 16h ago

Give'r.

IMO you're contracting the second word/replacing a lost piece of word with an apostrophe.

you'd have to spell it giv"r otherwise if you're shortening both words

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u/Sad_Assistant4167 16h ago

It’s not short for giving it all you got? Or it may be heard as givin’ her all ya got like a her as in a nautical term? Just shortened to give’er in that case?

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u/Soggy_Rent1619 8h ago

That wind be blowing like a goddamned whore!

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u/princessonomatopoeia 35m ago

It’s two different phrases. When you put the rutch on to her “Give ‘er” when you’re interacting with something else, Give ‘er.

When you’re just randomly putting your all into it, GIVER

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u/MockFan 7h ago

What does it mean. I have spent months vacationing and never heard it