How to pronounce offend in American English
“offend” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to offend the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“offend” in real sentences — American speakers
68 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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-- that should offend all of us.
The Obama White House
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just not using them if you don't want to offend."
USGS
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more positive outcomes and less likely to offend again in the future.
NIH
Words that sound like “offend”
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Other forms of “offend”
Why real speech
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