Used to stress how baffling or unexpected a situation is.

Emphasis on Confusion

Often paired with rhetorical questions where the answer is not expected.

Rhetorical Question

Highlights the speaker's amazement or disbelief.

Describes something known by people everywhere.

Stresses an entity's spread across different countries and cultures.

Used to express a genuine or unexpected surprise.

Suggests that the speaker is puzzled and seeking an explanation.

Used when comparing someone or something's standing on a global scale.

May exaggerate to stress that nothing else comes close in comparison.

Refers metaphorically to our existence or experiences while alive.