/what's the difference between "you've gotta be kidding" and "you R joking"? What's the difference between, "you've gotta be kidding" and, "you R joking"? (Make sure to capitalize the beginning of your sentences and put commas (,) before quotes of phrases/sentences.) "You've gotta be kidding" usually expresses exasperation, and often includes "me" so that it's, "You've gotta be kidding me!" Example: Bob had been expecting the homework to take an hour. He works for an hour and still isn't finished. He keeps working, after an hour and a half he looks through what he still has left to do and finds he's not even half done. In exasperation he exclaims, "You gotta be kidding me!" /"You R joking" I suspect this is meant to be, "You're joking!", ie, "You are joking." And expresses incredulity, that the speaker doesn't believe something that someone has just told them. Example: Jane: Bill just started dating Wendy Bob (for whom the news is a surprise): You're joking! Hope this helps! (and works in context xD) Cheers.

"You've got to be kidding" is another way of saying "I don't believe that". "You are joking" is a similar phrase, but is less serious. It's more like saying "I don't believe you" It's a subtle difference, and most people wouldn't notice if you said it either way.

There's a difference in nuances. The first one suggests a stronger disbelief or shock. The second one is milder in tone.

No difference at all.

First "you've gotta be kidding" means that someone play a joke on you ,and "you R joking" means that you play a joke on someone.