What does the phrase I kid you not mean?

telling the truth
DEFINITIONS1. used for saying that you are telling the truth. Synonyms and related words. Ways of emphasizing that something is true or exact. actually.

Who first said I kid you not?

: : I KID YOU NOT – Catchphrase used by Jack Paar. Paar, host of the Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962, ‘invented the talk-show format as we know it: the ability to sit down and make small talk big,’ said Merv Griffin.

Would I kid you meaning?

1a : to deceive (someone) as a joke : to say untrue things to (someone) in a playful or joking way It’s the truth; I wouldn’t kid you. b : to fail to admit the truth to (someone) They’re kidding themselves if they think they can win.

Is it I kid you not or I could you not?

I am not kidding. (Attributed to the entertainer Jack Paar.) She is a great singer. I kid you not.

Is it correct to say my wife and I’s?

The rule is that you use ‘I’ if it forms part of the subject of the verb, but ‘me’ if it’s the object or predicate. Thus it should be ‘Please join my wife and me’. But it is correct to say: ‘My wife and I are going to the theatre tonight’.

Can you say my friend and I’s?

The grammatically correct version should be the 1st one i.e “My friend and I” instead of “My friend and me” as both elements are of parallel position – Subject of a sentence. A good way to understand this is to break the sentence into 2 sentences. For example: My friend and I went to the movies.

How do you you use a semicolon?

Use a semicolon to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet). Make sure when you use the semicolon that the connection between the two independent clauses is clear without the coordinating conjunction.

Could you not meaning?

You couldn’t (could not) read loudly, could you? – you simply realise that the person has a reason for not reading loudly.

How do you use I kid not in a sentence?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishI kid you notI kid you notspoken used to emphasize that you are telling the truth → kidExamples from the CorpusI kid you not• It really was scary – I kid you not.