why on earth

A phrase used for emphasis in the beginning of a question, usually because the speaker is incredulous. Why on earth would you let the kids have candy for dinner? That is so unhealthy! I understand that you had to let the dog out in the rain, but why on earth didn't you dry him off when he came back in?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nat	NAT	English
Slava	-	Russian, Slovene, Croatian
Gunda	GUWN-dah (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Frode	-	Danish, Norwegian
LÉAn	-	Irish
Malalai	-	Pashto