Re: [Lingo] you have got to be kidding

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 26/06/07, Keith Bawden <keith@example.com> wrote:

> I would have thought that maji de was more akin to "Really?"...
>
> Which is pretty similar...

I agree; 「マジで」 does not quite pack the sarcastic punch of "you have
*got* to be kidding".

But 「マジで」 and its close cousin 「本当？」/「本当っすか？」 are quite useful. Just
don't overdo them, or you'll sound like a magical girl from anime (or
a American male anime otaku, who seem to think anything a character in
anime says is "normal" Japanese, even if the context was something
ridiculous like a extra-dimensional tentacle beast... uh, nevermind).

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Cheers,
Josh