English Café: Confirm has 2 meanings

Advanced Details: Confirm has 2 meanings

“Please confirm me to attend the conference.” is wrong. Why? The grammar for confirm and confirm me is different.

Confirm

So, how do you politely request someone to confirm something?

• Please confirm receipt of this email. / Please confirm your first and last name.
• I am calling to confirm my flight tomorrow.
• Call your doctor and confirm your appointment at 2 p.m.
• We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm.

You can also add the word “that.”

• Please confirm that you have received this email.
• PTTEP will write to you to confirm that you have been offered the job.
• Can someone please confirm that this news is true?

Confirm me

• You can use confirm with me when you want someone to verify or agree with something.
• She hasn’t confirmed with me for the year.
• He wanted to confirm some shipping details with me.
• Let me know when you're available so I can confirm (this date) with you.

You may add “that.”

• Can you confirm with me that you'll attend the meeting tomorrow?.
• Can you please confirm with me that the order was shipped yesterday?
• Would you please confirm with us that your first and last name are correct?

Next, how do you respond when someone asks to confirm?

• Thank you (for your email). I acknowledge receipt of this email. 
• This is to confirm that I have received your email.
• Thank you for inviting me to the interview OR I (can) confirm that I will be attending the conference.
• I can confirm that I have received your meeting request of 20 January.

Finally, don’t make this mistake: Could you please confirm (me) is this correct? Write:

• Could you please confirm whether this is correct? OR
• Could you please confirm with me whether this is correct.