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Joe is very angry bout his boss's decision to promote James. * vs Joe is very angry by his boss's decision to promote James. *

Both phrases are incorrect. The preposition 'bout' is a colloquial shortening of 'about' and is not standard English. The preposition 'by' is incorrect in this context; the correct preposition to use after 'angry' is 'about'.

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Joe is very angry bout his boss's decision to promote James. *

This phrase is not correct in standard English. 'Bout' is a colloquial shortening of 'about' and is not appropriate in formal writing.

The correct preposition to use after 'angry' is 'about', not 'bout'.
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Joe is very angry by his boss's decision to promote James. *

This phrase is not correct in standard English. The preposition 'by' is incorrect in this context; the correct preposition to use after 'angry' is 'about'.

The correct preposition to use after 'angry' is 'about', not 'by'.
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  • Robert. Your mother is very angry with me.
  • Maureen is very angry with the world.
  • John is very angry with the way that Jerry treated me.
  • Jeremenko is very angry with you.
  • I think Robert is very angry.
  • Datak is very angry with you.
  • He is very angry when he's hungery.
  • My brain is very angry at me.
  • Mr. Wisnievska is very angry.
  • The King is very angry with him.
  • The second letter, from Max, is very angry.
  • Be kind... or mom iS very angry.
  • Hurry... your uncle is very angry
  • Sir Leicester is very angry with Mr Rouncewell.
  • He was reported missing yesterday by his boss at Duncore Investments.
  • He was reported missing yesterday by his boss at Duncore Investments.
  • But the spirit in this place is very angry and the souls that died here continue to suffer.
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