Revise the following statements to make them more positive and courteous.
1. We regret to announce that we can offer the 50 percent discount only to the first 25 buyers, so act quickly!
2. Construction on your building is at a standstill because the contractor is unable to pour footings until the soil is no longer soggy.
3. A passport cannot be issued until an application is completed and a recent photo is included.
4. Your message of June 1 claims that the blade in your food processor malfunctioned. Although you apparently failed to read the operator’s manual, we are sending you a replacement blade PLUS another manual. Next time read carefully so that you will know how to attach this blade.
5. Customers are ineligible for the 25 percent discount if they fail to provide the discount code at the time of purchase.
6. As team leader, you apparently failed to remember that you have already assigned me two gigantic and complex research tasks, and now you have dumped another big job on me—one that I can’t possibly begin until after I finish the other two jobs.
