Meaning of WHAT ON EARTH? - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So sometimes in English we add the words, "on earth", to a question for emphasis.
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So we might say something like, "What on earth are you doing?"
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If someone was doing something that we thought was odd or strange, we might say, "What on
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earth on are you doing?"
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We can also add it to questions with how.
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We can say, "How on earth did you solve this math problem?
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I worked on this problem for a long time.
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How on earth did you figure it out?"
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You might even use it when you're asking someone why, you might say, "Why on earth did you
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put so much salt in this recipe?
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It is way too salty now!
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Why on earth did you do that?"
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And you may even use it for where, like, "Where on earth did you find that awesome t-shirt?
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That is such a nice shirt.
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I was just wondering where on earth did you find it?"
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Just for emphasis!
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