Trust · People and relationships
keep someone's confidence
protect private information
To keep private information secret when someone has trusted you with it.
This vs that
I'll keep your confidence.
I'll keep the secret.
Hear it in real life
You won't tell anyone, will you?
Don't worry. I'll keep your confidence.
I told him I would keep his confidence, so I haven't mentioned it to anyone.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Keep someone's confidence is a natural personal way to reassure someone about private information.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I promised to keep her confident.
Say: I promised to keep her confidence.
Confidence is the noun meaning private information entrusted to you.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep someone's confidence; keep something in confidence
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about trust.
take someone at their word
I took her at her word and booked the tickets.
have faith in ___
My parents always had faith in me.
Trust words
People and relationships · Trust: the words around “keep someone's confidence”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Don't worry, I'll keep your confidence.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep someone's confidence
protect private information
“I told him I would keep his confidence, so I haven't mentioned it to anyone.”
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