diff --git a/source/release-notes/2.8.txt b/source/release-notes/2.8.txt
index 7ac90084a22..15af11d8e67 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/2.8.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/2.8.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Increased Number of Replica Set Members
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 MongoDB replica sets now support larger maximum replica set
-sizes. As in earlier releases, replica sets may only have 7 voting
+sizes up to 50 members. As in earlier releases, replica sets may only have 7 voting
 members.
 
 Security Improvements
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ MongoDB 2.8 adds a new ``SCRAM-SHA1`` authentication mechanism .
 Changes to the Localhost Exception
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-When using :ref:`localhost exception` to access MongoDB, have limited
+When using :ref:`localhost exception` to access MongoDB, you have limited
 access and can only create a user in the ``admin`` database.
 
 Query Engine Improvements
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ MongoDB 2.8 includes a new query introspection system exposed in the
 :method:`~cursor.explain()` cursor method which is available on all
 MongoDB query operations. (e.g. :method:`db.collection.find()`,
 :method:`db.collection.remove()`, :method:`db.collection.update()`,
-:method:`db.collection.findAndModify()`,) operations.
+:method:`db.collection.findAndModify()`) operations.
 
 See the  ``queryPlanner``, ``executionStats``, and
 ``serverInfo`` fields in the output of :method:`~cursor.explain()` for
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ primary.
    -----------------------
 
 .. There's a mockup of other changes in the
-   ``source/release-notes/2.8-general-improvements.rst`` file, that we
-   will fill in with the full release notes for 2.8, in the mean time,
+   ``source/release-notes/2.8-general-improvements.rst`` file that we
+   will fill in with the full release notes for 2.8. In the mean time,
    this section should contain a bullet ed list of important changes.
 
 Upgrade Process