Shouldn't 確認する always be translated into "check"?


One thing I have noticed among my Japanese coworkers is that it seems that
they overuse the verb "confirm" when translating 確認する:

> テストを確認する ("confirm the tests")
>
> 彼と確認して欲しい ("[I want you to] confirm this with him")
>
> 確認方法 ("method of confirmation")
>
> ご確認の程よろしくお願いします。 ("Please confirm this.")

Or also advice like: "You should improve you confirmation skills". I am not a
native English speaker though, I think that "check" would sound more natural.
As in "check the tests", "please check with him", "how to check" etc...

Can somebody confirm this?




"check" is too vague a word to fit all instances, but "confirm" is also too
specific. I would substitute "validate" and other words in there as the
context fits, rewriting entire phrases if necessary.

