Question on kidding phrase
When a person tries to say his opponent is kidding he then usually says:
You've got to be kidding me
Why have got is used here?
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You don't need to use 'got to', but it strengthens the phrase. It means 'must'.
In speech it would sound more like "you gotta be kiddin' me".
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'Got to' is used in the same way as 'must'.
So, it's the same as saying "you must be kidding me", that is that surely that must be what's happening.
Mostly, we use 'got to' because it's a common phrase that we're used to hearing with 'got to'.
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