diff --git a/source/administration/monitoring.txt b/source/administration/monitoring.txt
index dccc485941b..a8ed1436764 100644
--- a/source/administration/monitoring.txt
+++ b/source/administration/monitoring.txt
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ control these options.
   command.
 
 - :setting:`logpath`. Enables logging to a file, rather than standard
-  output. Specify the full path to the log file to this setting..
+  output. Specify the full path to the log file to this setting.
 
 - :setting:`logappend`. Adds information to a log
   file instead of overwriting the file.
diff --git a/source/applications/optimization.txt b/source/applications/optimization.txt
index bd4ed4d62bd..f84c7127681 100644
--- a/source/applications/optimization.txt
+++ b/source/applications/optimization.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Optimization Strategies for MongoDB
 .. default-domain:: mongodb
 
 There are many factors that can affect database performance and
-responsiveness, including index use, query structure, data models,
-application design and architecture, as well as operational factors
-such as architecture and system configuration.
+responsiveness, including index use, query structure, data models and
+application design, as well as operational factors such as architecture
+and system configuration.
 
 This section describes techniques for optimizing application
 performance with MongoDB.
diff --git a/source/core/data-modeling.txt b/source/core/data-modeling.txt
index 3e93c461320..90eca64e652 100644
--- a/source/core/data-modeling.txt
+++ b/source/core/data-modeling.txt
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ the following behaviors:
 A single ``<database>.ns`` file stores all meta-data for each
 :term:`database`. Each index and collection has its own entry in the
 namespace file, MongoDB places :limit:`limits on the size of namespace
-files. <Size of Namespace File>`.
+files <Size of Namespace File>`.
 
 Because of :limit:`limits on namespaces <Number of Namespaces>`, you
 may wish to know the current number of namespaces in order to determine
diff --git a/source/core/update.txt b/source/core/update.txt
index d7df997fddb..876f6248d39 100644
--- a/source/core/update.txt
+++ b/source/core/update.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ The :method:`~db.collection.update()` has the following syntax
 .. [#previous-version] This examples uses the interface added in
    MongoDB 2.2 to specify the ``multi`` and the ``upsert`` options in
    a document form.
+
    .. include:: /includes/fact-upsert-multi-options.rst
 
 Modify with Update Operators
diff --git a/source/faq/developers.txt b/source/faq/developers.txt
index 140eb0b86e1..bc38aa839b9 100644
--- a/source/faq/developers.txt
+++ b/source/faq/developers.txt
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ than once. [#id-is-immutable]_
 
 The :method:`snapshot() <cursor.snapshot()>` does not guarantee that
 the data returned by the query will reflect a single moment in time
-*nor* does it provide isolation from insert or delete operations..
+*nor* does it provide isolation from insert or delete operations.
 
 .. warning::
 
diff --git a/source/reference/limits.txt b/source/reference/limits.txt
index 621de0f0f88..35e2645c2ec 100644
--- a/source/reference/limits.txt
+++ b/source/reference/limits.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Namespaces
    Namespace files can be no larger than 2047 megabytes.
 
    By default namespace files are 16 megabytes. You can configure the
-   size using the :setting:`nssize`.
+   size using the :setting:`nssize` option.
 
 Indexes
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/source/reference/system-collections.txt b/source/reference/system-collections.txt
index 0949fdf6dd2..710563403a2 100644
--- a/source/reference/system-collections.txt
+++ b/source/reference/system-collections.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Synopsis
 
 MongoDB stores system information in collections that use the
 ``<database>.system.*`` :term:`namespace`, which MongoDB reserves for
-internal use. Do not create collections that begin with ``system.``.
+internal use. Do not create collections that begin with ``system``.
 
 MongoDB also stores some additional instance-local metadata in the
 :doc:`local database </reference/local-database>`, specifically for
diff --git a/source/tutorial/evaluate-operation-performance.txt b/source/tutorial/evaluate-operation-performance.txt
index ed82c5be892..9452d046f33 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/evaluate-operation-performance.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/evaluate-operation-performance.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ query.
 
 .. example:: To use :method:`explain() <cursor.explain()>` on a query
    for documents matching the expression ``{ a: 1 }``, in the
-   collection ``records``, use an operation that resembles the
+   collection named ``records``, use an operation that resembles the
    following in the :program:`mongo` shell:
 
    .. code-block:: javascript