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You must be joking and variations.



 
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:52 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
Which of these would you not find yourself using and why?

1. I says [sic] you’re joking
2. You’re flipping joking!
3. You are joking me?
4. You’re joking.
5. You are joking, aren’t you?
6. You’re joking, aren’t you?
7. You gotta be joking!
8. You’re joking, of course.
9. You have got to be joking
10. You’re not joking?
11. You have got to be joking me.
12. You’ve got to be f*cking joking
13. You have to be joking.
14. You’ve got to be joking!
15. You must be bloody joking!
16. You’ve gotta be joking mate
17. You must be f*cking joking!
18. You’ve gotta be joking!
19. You must be joking.
20. You’ve just got to be joking
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:15 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
Which of these films haven't you seen and why not?

1. His Girl Friday (1940)
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Network (1976)
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
5. Dolce vita, La (1960)
6. Mou gaan dou (2002)
7. Young Frankenstein (1974)
8. The Searchers (1956)
9. Samouraï, Le (1967)
10. Lola rennt (1998)
11. Haine, La (1995)
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
13. Great Expectations (1946)
14. Quatre cents coups, Les (1959)
15. Fa yeung nin wa (2000)
16 Ikiru (1952)
17. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
18. Rocky (1976)
19. Barry Lyndon (1975)
20. Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004)
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:30 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
What has that list got to do with learning and teaching variations of the phrase "you must be joking", Ralf?
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:37 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
It's an allegory.
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:43 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
Ralf wrote:
It's an allegory.

Great. Now, can you answer the thread question?
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:45 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
I'm afraid you didn't get the allegory.
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:28 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
Ralf wrote:
I'm afraid you didn't get the allegory.

Who would? This is like one of those "private joke among friends" moments, one of those "I'm native and you are not. You will not understand" moments. Don't you just hate those moments?
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:36 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
Why 'native', Molly?
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:50 am  You must be joking and variations.		  
Ralf wrote:
Why 'native', Molly?

Why not save space, Mr Moderator, and explain the allegory.
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 17:49 pm  You must be joking and variations.		  
Hi Molly,

I hope this test helps.

All the best,

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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 17:53 pm  You must be joking and variations.		  
Ralf wrote:
Hi Molly,

I hope this test helps.

All the best,

Ralf

Why would that help, Ralf?
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 18:35 pm  You must be joking and variations.		  
Molly wrote:
Which of these would you not find yourself using and why?
You godda be kidding!
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You must be joking and variations. Mon Sep 08, 2008 23:21 pm  You must be joking and variations.		  
Yankee wrote:
Molly wrote:
Which of these would you not find yourself using and why?
You godda be kidding!
Confused

Good addition, Amy.
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