How to pronounce boss in American English
“boss” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to boss the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“boss” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the boss, Congress was boss.
US National Archives
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My my boss and my boss's boss are all African Americans and um we're a very
NTSB
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his boss's boss, so they can go over the data results in person.
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Words that sound like “boss”
Words one sound away from boss — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “boss”
Why real speech
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