Revisions were made

You use this when you want to be professional. It is perfect for emails or meetings. Instead of saying "I fixed your bad writing," you say revisions were made. It keeps the peace in the office. You can use it for essays, contracts, or even dinner plans. It suggests a thoughtful process of polishing and refining.

Use it when you are submitting a second draft. It is great for responding to feedback from a boss. Use it when you want to sound like an expert. It works well in academic papers or legal documents. If you are a designer, use it to show you listened to the client. It’s the "grown-up" way to say you edited something.

Don't use this with your best friends at a bar. It sounds way too stiff and robotic there. If you accidentally broke your friend's phone, don't say revisions were made to the screen. That’s just weird. Avoid it when you need to take personal credit for a massive breakthrough. The passive voice hides your hard work! Also, don't use it if you only changed one comma. That’s just being dramatic.

In English-speaking business culture, we love "softening" language. We avoid direct confrontation to stay polite. Revisions were made is a tool for this. It comes from a history of bureaucracy and academic rigor. It reflects a culture that values the final product over the individual ego. It’s very common in the UK and US corporate worlds.

You might hear minor revisions were made for small changes. If the changes were huge, people say extensive revisions were made. Sometimes people say the text was revised or updates were implemented. These all mean roughly the same thing. They just vary in how much work was actually done. Choose the one that fits your level of effort!