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Bookmark or Share- I can confirm it - WordReference ForumsThe "it" in "confirm it" does not refer to "the bug" or "the behavior". We would not use those as objects of the verb "confirm". We "confirm" a statement, a claim or a fact. It is possible to "confirm" the claim that a problem exists, but not to "confirm" a problem. To say "I can try reproducing the issue for you."
- comfirm in/on/with | WordReference ForumsWe might say, "I wish to confirm my flight QF128 at such and such a time". We do not confirm somebody except, perhaps, in a totally different sense of 'confirm' and that is a religious one; a right of confirmation. We cannot 'confirm on' anything except, perhaps, to say something such as, "I will confirm on Wednesday" but this is unusual. Examples:
- confirm whether/if I am correct | WordReference ForumsWith more formal words such as 'confirm' there may be a preference for 'whether', but 'if' is certainly correct too. The choice between 'whether'/'if' on the one hand and 'that' on the other depends on how certain you already are: if you think you are correct, and you just want someone to confirm it, you're more likely to use the statement ...
- I can confirm you / I can confirm to you | WordReference ForumsYou can say I can confirm to you that tomorrow... Simpler is to leave out to you, i.e. I can confirm that tomorrow I'll be available. I can confirm tomorrow that ... means that you do the confirming tomorrow, which is not what I think you mean. Tomorrow should come after that.
- "I confirm" or "I do confirm"? - WordReference Forums"I do confirm" can be used if there is a particular reason to use it. Where were you thinking of using it Zasso? We would need some context and a complete sentence.
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