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Affirm vs. Confirm

Affirm

/əˈfɜːm/

To state something confidently or to verify its truth.

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Confirm

/kənˈfɜːm/

To establish the truth or correctness of something

Examples:

Can you confirm the time of the meeting?I confirm that I received your email this morning.

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Ways to tell them apart:

Affirm is about expressing agreement, while confirm is about verifying truth.
You can affirm a belief or feeling, but you confirm a fact or appointment.
Think of the A in affirm standing for agree, and the C in confirm as check for truth.
When you affirm something, youre stating it with authority; when you confirm, youre often responding to something.
Affirm usually indicates a positive stance, whereas confirm is more about validation.

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