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What is the difference between what the hell are you doing here? and what on earth are you doing here? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between what the hell are you doing here? and what on earth are you doing here? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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What the hell are you doing here? Emotional state: anger, irritation, frustration
What on earth are you doing here? Emotional state: confusion, surprise, bewilderment

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