Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Confirm
English answer:
check it / confirm
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-07-22 13:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jul 19, 2012 02:58
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Added the description to have the bond used a direct current (dc) resistance of less than or equal to 2.5 mΩ and confirm about it.
Is confirm better than check?
Thank you.
Is confirm better than check?
Thank you.
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| 4 | check it / confirm |
B D Finch
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| 1 | make sure or ensure? |
Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
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check it / confirm
Though either "and confirm" or "and check it" would be OK "confirm about it" is wrong. However, whether one would use "confirm" or "check" could be influenced by whether confirmation was sought from an outside source, or whether it was an internal check. The fact that the preceding text is incoherent doesn't help one to decide which is more appropriate.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2012-07-19 10:06:51 GMT)
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Your rewritten sentence is still wrong: "Confirm about it" is not correct English. However, your rewrite makes me think that it is an instruction to somebody to confirm that the direct current (DC) resistance is less than or equal to 2.5 mΩ. In that case, "Please confirm" or "Please confirm this" would be appropriate.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2012-07-19 10:10:06 GMT)
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I see you have now changed it again in your Discussion entry to "Confirm that the bond used shall have a direct current (DC) resistance of less than or equal to 2.5 mΩ." However, that is ambiguous; it could mean either that the writer is confirming the statement, or that the writer is asking somebody else to confirm it.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-07-19 12:28:53 GMT)
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Yes.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2012-07-19 10:06:51 GMT)
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Your rewritten sentence is still wrong: "Confirm about it" is not correct English. However, your rewrite makes me think that it is an instruction to somebody to confirm that the direct current (DC) resistance is less than or equal to 2.5 mΩ. In that case, "Please confirm" or "Please confirm this" would be appropriate.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2012-07-19 10:10:06 GMT)
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I see you have now changed it again in your Discussion entry to "Confirm that the bond used shall have a direct current (DC) resistance of less than or equal to 2.5 mΩ." However, that is ambiguous; it could mean either that the writer is confirming the statement, or that the writer is asking somebody else to confirm it.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-07-19 12:28:53 GMT)
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Yes.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your comments again. the writer (company) is asking somebody (staff) to confirm it. |
| I am sorry that I would like to change my memo to you: Thank you for your comments again. The writer (company) is asking somebody (staff) to confirm it. So I think confirm ... is OK. Is that right? |
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make sure or ensure?
If you want to say "ensure that the resistance is less than or equal to 2.5 mΩ", I fell the above suggestions work better. If not, please provide further explanations. (To me, the sentence sounds quite ungrammatical and awkward).
Discussion
Thank you, once again, for your participation.
Kind regards,
M.A. Moinfar
Now, it is OK to use "confirm"; however, if using this sentence you'd like to emphasize that the DC resistance MUST be less than or equal to 2.5 mΩ, then, in my opinion, "ensure" will fit better.
Regards,
Omid