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[shuhuang]

Hi, teachers

Is the use of "of" and "about" after the word confident interchangeable? I check my dictionary and don't seem to be able to see the difference.

Thanks.

[peterteacher]

Hiya,

Use "confident of" before an action and "confident about" before a thing.


For example:

Fred was confident of passing his test.
Fred was confident about his test results.

Mary was confident of winning the race.
Mary was confident about the race.
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[shuhuang]

Thanks a million.