DOCSP-36899: Quarterly cleanup (#876)

Author: norareidy

source/faq.txt

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ timeout specification to an operation that returns a ``Cursor``:
 
    const cursor = myColl.find({}).maxTimeMS(50);
 
-What Happens to Running Operations If the Client Disconnects?
+What Happens to Running Operations if the Client Disconnects?
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Starting in {+mdb-server+} version 4.2, the server terminates
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ it in the ``options`` object of the constructor as follows:
      maxPoolSize: <integer value>,
    });
 
-What Does a Value of "0" mean for "connectTimeoutMS" and "socketTimeoutMS"?
+What Does a Value of "0" Mean for "connectTimeoutMS" and "socketTimeoutMS"?
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 If you set the value of ``connectTimeoutMS`` or ``socketTimeoutMS`` to
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ code sets ``maxPoolSize`` to ``150`` when creating a new ``MongoClient``:
    To learn more about connection pooling, see the :ref:`How Does Connection
    Pooling Work in the Node Driver? <node-faq-connection-pool>` FAQ entry.
 
-How Can I Ensure My Connection String Is Valid for a Replica Set?
+How Can I Ensure my Connection String Is Valid for a Replica Set?
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 The connection string passed to the driver must use exact hostnames for

source/fundamentals/collations.txt

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Set a Default Collation on a Collection
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 In the following example, we create a new collection called ``souvenirs`` and
-assign a default collation with the "``fr_CA``" locale. The collation applies
+assign a default collation with the ``"fr_CA"`` locale. The collation applies
 to all :manual:`operations that support collation
 </reference/collation/#operations-that-support-collation>` performed on that
 collection.
@@ -125,16 +125,16 @@ collection.
 
 Any of the operations that support collations automatically apply the collation
 defined on the collection. The query below searches the ``souvenirs``
-collection and applies the "``fr_CA``" locale collation:
+collection and applies the ``"fr_CA"`` locale collation:
 
 .. literalinclude:: /code-snippets/collation/collection-auto-collation.js
    :language: javascript
    :start-after: start auto collation
    :end-before: end auto collation
 
 You can specify a different collation as a parameter in an operation that
-supports collations. The following query specifies the "``is``" Iceland locale
-and ``caseFirst`` optional parameter with the value "``upper``":
+supports collations. The following query specifies the ``"is"`` Iceland locale
+and ``caseFirst`` optional parameter with the value ``"upper"``:
 
 .. literalinclude:: /code-snippets/collation/collection-specify-collation.js
    :language: javascript
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Assign a Collation to an Index
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 In the following example, we create a new index on the ``title`` field of
-a collection with a collation set to the "``en_US``" locale.
+a collection with a collation set to the ``"en_US"`` locale.
 
 .. literalinclude:: /code-snippets/collation/index-collation.js
    :language: javascript
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ find() and sort() Example
 
 The following example calls both ``find()`` and ``sort()`` on a collection
 that uses the default binary collation. We use the German collation by
-setting the value of the ``locale`` parameter to ``de``.
+setting the value of the ``locale`` parameter to ``"de"``.
 
 .. literalinclude:: /code-snippets/collation/find-sort-collation.js
    :language: javascript
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ documents:
 
 If you perform the same operation without collation on the original
 collection of three documents, it matches documents based on the lexical value
-of the strings ("``16``", "``84``", and "``179``"), and deletes the first
+of the strings (``"16"``, ``"84"``, and ``"179"``), and deletes the first
 document it finds that matches the query criteria.
 
 .. literalinclude:: /code-snippets/collation/findOneAndDelete-no-collation.js
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ document it finds that matches the query criteria.
    :end-before: end findOneAndDelete no collation
 
 Since all the documents contain lexical values in the ``a`` field that
-match the criteria (greater than the lexical value of "``100``"), the operation
+match the criteria (greater than the lexical value of ``"100"``), the operation
 removes the first result. After you run the operation above, the collection
 contains the following documents:
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ array of pipeline stages.
 The following example shows an aggregation pipeline on a collection that uses
 the default binary collation. The aggregation groups the ``first_name`` field,
 counts the total number of results in each group, and sorts the results by
-the German phonebook (``de@collation=phonebook`` locale) order.
+the German phonebook (``"de@collation=phonebook"`` locale) order.
 
 .. note::
 

source/fundamentals/crud/query-document.txt

@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ Comparison operators allow you to query for data based on comparisons
 with values in a collection. Common comparison operators include
 ``$gt`` for "greater than" comparisons, ``$lt`` for "less than" comparisons,
 and ``$ne`` for "not equal to" comparisons. The following operation uses
-the comparison operator ``$gt`` to search for documents with a quantity
-value greater than 5 and prints them out:
+the comparison operator ``$gt`` to search for documents in which the ``qty``
+field value is greater than ``5`` and prints them out:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Evaluation operators allow you to execute higher level logic, like
 regex and text searches, when querying for documents in a collection.
 Common evaluation operators include ``$regex`` and ``$text``.
 The following operation uses the evaluation operator ``$mod`` to search
-for documents with a quantity value that is divisible by 3 with
+for documents in which the ``qty`` field value is divisible by 3 with
 a remainder of 0:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript

source/fundamentals/crud/read-operations/distinct.txt

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Pass the name of the document field to return a list of the field's unique value
 Example
 ~~~~~~~
 
-The "``Queens``" and "``Manhattan``" borough values each appear more than
+The ``"Queens"`` and ``"Manhattan"`` borough values each appear more than
 once in the sample documents. However, the following example retrieves the
 unique values of the ``borough`` field:
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Example
 ```````
 
 The following example outputs the distinct values of the ``cuisine`` field but
-excludes restaurants in "``Brooklyn``":
+excludes restaurants in ``"Brooklyn"``:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ excludes restaurants in "``Brooklyn``":
      console.dir(doc);
    }
 
-In this case, the query filter matches every borough value except for "``Brooklyn``". This
-prevents ``distinct()`` from outputting one ``cuisine`` value, "``Middle Eastern``".
+In this case, the query filter matches every borough value except for ``"Brooklyn"``. This
+prevents ``distinct()`` from outputting one ``cuisine`` value, ``"Middle Eastern"``.
 The code outputs the following values:
 
 .. code-block:: json

source/fundamentals/crud/read-operations/skip.txt

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Example
 In the following example, we query the collection with a filter that
 matches all the documents and pass options that specifies ``sort`` and
 ``skip`` commands as query options. The sort option specifies that fruit
-documents with higher ratings are returned before ones with lower
+documents that have higher ``rating`` values are returned before ones with lower
 ratings. The skip option specifies that the first 2 documents are
 omitted from the result:
 

source/fundamentals/indexes.txt

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ index on the ``cast`` field in the ``movies`` collection of the
    :dedent:
 
 The following code queries the multikey index to find
-documents with a ``cast`` field value that contains "Viola Davis":
+documents in which the ``cast`` field value contains ``"Viola Davis"``:
 
 .. literalinclude:: /code-snippets/indexes/multikey.js
    :language: js

source/usage-examples.txt

@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ Overview
 --------
 
 Usage examples provide convenient starting points for popular MongoDB
-operations. Each example provides:
+operations. Each example provides the following information:
 
-- an explanation of the operation in the example showing the
+- Explanation of the operation in the example, including the
   purpose and a sample use case for the method
 
-- an explanation of how to use the operation, including parameters,
+- Explanation of how to use the operation, including parameters,
   return values, and common exceptions you might encounter
 
-- a full Node.js program that you can copy and paste to run the example
+- Full Node.js program that you can copy and paste to run the example
   in your own environment
 
 How to Use the Usage Examples

source/whats-new.txt

@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ Node.js Version
 
 The minimum supported version of Node.js is now v12.9 or greater for
 version 4 of the driver. Support for our 3.x branches will continue
-until midyear 2022 to allow time for users to upgrade.
+until mid-year 2022 to allow time for users to upgrade.
 
 .. note::