minor: typos and suggested copy edits

source/administration/configuration.txt

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ and settings, this document primarily uses the configuration file
 interface. If you run MongoDB using a control script or installed from
 a package for your operating system, you likely already have a
 configuration file located at ``/etc/mongodb.conf``. Confirm this by
-checking the content of the ``/etc/init.d/mongod`` or
+checking the contents of the ``/etc/init.d/mongod`` or
 ``/etc/rc.d/mongod`` script to insure that the :term:`control scripts
 <control script>` start the :program:`mongod` with the appropriate
 configuration file (see below.)
 
-To start MongoDB instance using this configuration issue a command in
+To start a MongoDB instance using this configuration issue a command in
 the following form:
 
 .. code-block:: sh

source/administration/monitoring.txt

@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ and to inform capacity planning. See the :doc:`mongostat manual
 REST Interface
 ``````````````
 
-MongoDB provides a :term:`REST` interface that exposes a diagnostic
-and monitoring information in a simple web page. Enable this by
+MongoDB provides a :term:`REST` interface that exposes diagnostic
+and monitoring information in a simple web page. Enable this interface by
 setting :setting:`rest` to ``true``, and access this page via the
-local host interface using the port numbered 1000 more than that the
+localhost interface using the port numbered 1000 more than that the
 database port. In default configurations the REST interface is
 accessible on ``28017``. For example, to access the REST interface on a
 locally running mongod instance: http://localhost:28017
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ subscription billing basis.
 Process Logging
 ---------------
 
-During normal operation, :program:`mongod` and :program:`mongos`
-instances report information that reflect current operation to
+During normal operations, :program:`mongod` and :program:`mongos`
+instances report information that reflects current operations to
 standard output, or a log file. The following runtime settings
 control these options.
 

source/reference/command/getLastError-field.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type: Boolean
 position: 1
 description: |
   If ``true``, wait for the next journal commit before returning, rather
-  than waitng for a full disk flush. If :program:`mongod` does not have
+  than waiting for a full disk flush. If :program:`mongod` does not have
   journaling enabled, this option has no effect. If this option is
   enabled for a write operation, :program:`mongod` will wait *no more*
   than 1/3 of the current :setting:`journalCommitInterval` before

source/reference/glossary.txt

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Glossary
    config database
       An internal database that holds the metadata associated with a
       :term:`sharded cluster`. Applications and administrators should
-      not modify the ``config`` dtabase in the course of normal
+      not modify the ``config`` database in the course of normal
       operation. See :doc:`/reference/config-database`.
 
    config server