The phrase "perplexing why" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express confusion about a reason or cause, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "It's perplexing why the project was delayed without any explanation."
Alternatives: "confusing why" or "mysterious why".
So it's perplexing why the secretariat took this decision".
In light of costs and benefits, it is perplexing why Germany is so adamant in saying no.
It is perplexing why a new $16 million public school has as a "centerpiece" a "grand staircase in the lobby" when students are forbidden to walk on it ["A School for Explorers and Discoverers," Long Island Journal, May 11].
Since this novel is set during wartime, it is obvious why it is necessary for them to move around, but it is rather perplexing why they cross over the Russian and German borders and back for no apparent reason, especially when all the checkpoints are guarded and their passports are stolen from corpses.
It's perplexing why evolution would favor a single genetic switch for something so complex, says Cornell University's H. Kern Reeve.
It is somewhat perplexing why so few tooth marks are found on other elements, however.
I'm perplexed why this warm change is happening now.
I'm perplexed why other people don't follow the formula".
"Beyond the aggressive nature of this break-in, we are perplexed why anyone would take these trophies," said Horner.
Mr. Song said he was perplexed why people far from China were so eager for the golden flecks of rare earths that dot the clay of his formerly pristine valley.
Many people here say they are perplexed why this weighty decision has fallen on Saga, a rural prefecture of about 850,000 residents on the southernmost main island of Kyushu and a place whose main claims to fame are its glazed pottery and gourmet beef.
