diff --git a/source/reference/operator/update/addToSet.txt b/source/reference/operator/update/addToSet.txt
index 67775cb80ed..29291f0e5a1 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/update/addToSet.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/update/addToSet.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ Definition
 
 .. update:: $addToSet
 
-   The :update:`$addToSet` operator adds a value to an array only *if* the
-   value is *not* already in the array. If the value *is* in the
-   array, :update:`$addToSet` does not modify the
+   The :update:`$addToSet` operator adds a value to an array unless the value
+   is already present, in which case :update:`$addToSet` does nothing to that
    array.
 
    The :update:`$addToSet` operator has the form:
diff --git a/source/reference/operator/update/push.txt b/source/reference/operator/update/push.txt
index caab3151adf..17210d0b7b2 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/update/push.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/update/push.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Definition
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 
-      { $push: { <field1>: <value1>, ... }
+      { $push: { <field1>: <value1>, ... } }
 
    .. include:: /includes/use-dot-notation.rst