mongodb · tychoish · Oct 15, 2012 · Oct 9, 2012 · Oct 10, 2012
diff --git a/source/administration/sharding.txt b/source/administration/sharding.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ more detail or use the following procedure as a quick starting point:
    MongoDB enables sharding on a per-database basis. This is only a
    meta-data change and will not redistribute your data. To enable
    sharding for a given database, use the :dbcommand:`enableSharding`
-   command or the :method:`sh.enableSharding()` shell function.
+   command or the :method:`sh.enableSharding()` shell helper.
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 

diff --git a/source/administration/ssl.txt b/source/administration/ssl.txt
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ information about MMS configuration.
 PyMongo
 ~~~~~~~
 
-Add the "``ssl=True``" parameter to a PyMongo connection to create a
-MongoDB connection to an SSL MongoDB instance:
+Add the "``ssl=True``" parameter to a PyMongo 
+py:module:`connection <pymongo:pymongo.connection>` 
+to create a MongoDB connection to an SSL MongoDB instance:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 

diff --git a/source/applications.txt b/source/applications.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ Application Development
 =======================
 
 MongoDB provides language-specific client libraries called
-:term:`drives <driver>` that let you develop applications to interact
+:term:`drivers <driver>` that let you develop applications to interact
 with your databases.
 
 This page lists the documents, tutorials, and reference pages that
-describe application development. qor API-level documentation, see
+describe application development. For API-level documentation, see
 :doc:`/applications/drivers`.
 
 For an overview of topics with which every
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ MongoDB use, see the :ref:`administration tutorials <administration-tutorials>`.
 
 .. seealso:: :wiki:`Developer Zone <Developer+Zone>` wiki pages and
    the :doc:`/faq/developers` document. Developers also should be
-   familiar with the :doc:`mongo` shell and the MongoDB :doc:`query
+   familiar with :doc:`mongo` and the MongoDB :doc:`query
    and update operators </reference/operators>`.
 
 Application Development

diff --git a/source/index.txt b/source/index.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The MongoDB Manual
 .. default-domain:: mongodb
 
 Welcome to the MongoDB Manual! The Manual begins by introducing
-MongoDB continues to describe the query language, operational
+MongoDB and continues to describe the query language, operational
 considerations and procedures, administration, among other topics in
 addition to a thorough reference.
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ MongoDB...
      - :doc:`Sharding <sharding>`
 
      Most deployments consist of a single replica set. Scaling the
-     database on existing hardware usually involved sharding. If you
+     database on existing hardware usually involves sharding. If you
      are deploying MongoDB to production, be sure to familiarize
      yourself with the following topics:
 

diff --git a/source/reference/command/applyOps.txt b/source/reference/command/applyOps.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ applyOps (internal)
                               applying the entries from the ``<operations>`` array. ``ns`` to
                               specify a :term:`namespace`, ``q`` to specify a :term:`query` and
                               ``res`` to specify the result that the query should match. You may
-                              specify, zero, one, or many ``preCondition`` documents.
+                              specify zero, one, or many ``preCondition`` documents.
 
    :dbcommand:`applyOps` provides a way to apply entries from an
    :term:`oplog` created by :term:`replica set` members and