Re: rhetorical form [was: Re: [Lingo] you have got to be kidding]

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

On 26/06/07, Mattia Dongili <malattia@example.com> wrote:

> 「だろう」/「でしょう」 seems a bit less "strong" than 「ようです」 (at
> least that's what I get from my Japanese grammar book).
> So my vote goes to 「ようです」, clues?

'cept you cannot use 「ようです」 here.

> And what if we change the original a little into "Are you kidding?"
> Would 「冗談だよね」 or 「冗談ですね」 work?

Nah, 「冗談じゃないか？」 is the winner in my book. :)

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Cheers,
Josh