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    Default You must be joking, aren't you/mustn't you?

    When native speakers say 'You must be joking' or 'You can't be serious', do they often use a tag after them? If they do, what tags are they?

    You must be joking, aren't you/mustn't you?
    You can't be serious, are you/can you? Or something else?


    Thank you in advance.
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    Default Re: You must be joking, aren't you/mustn't you?

    Quote Originally Posted by joham View Post
    When native speakers say 'You must be joking' or 'You can't be serious', do they often use a tag after them? If they do, what tags are they?

    You must be joking, aren't you/mustn't you?
    You can't be serious, are you/can you? Or something else?


    Thank you in advance.
    It's not common to use a tag after either of them.
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