[WIP] Cookbook grammar and style fixes

cookbook/assetic/asset_management.rst

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ To include JavaScript files, use the ``javascripts`` tag in any template:
 
     You can also include CSS Stylesheets: see :ref:`cookbook-assetic-including-css`.
 
-In this example, all of the files in the ``Resources/public/js/`` directory
+In this example, all the files in the ``Resources/public/js/`` directory
 of the ``AcmeFooBundle`` will be loaded and served from a different location.
 The actual rendered tag might simply look like:
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ Filters
 Once they're managed by Assetic, you can apply filters to your assets before
 they are served. This includes filters that compress the output of your assets
 for smaller file sizes (and better front-end optimization). Other filters
-can compile JavaScript file from CoffeeScript files and process SASS into CSS.
+can compile CoffeeScript files to JavaScript and process SASS into CSS.
 In fact, Assetic has a long list of available filters.
 
 Many of the filters do not do the work directly, but use existing third-party

cookbook/assetic/jpeg_optimize.rst

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 How to Use Assetic for Image Optimization with Twig Functions
 =============================================================
 
-Amongst its many filters, Assetic has four filters which can be used for on-the-fly
+Among its many filters, Assetic has four filters which can be used for on-the-fly
 image optimization. This allows you to get the benefits of smaller file sizes
 without having to use an image editor to process each image. The results
 are cached and can be dumped for production so there is no performance hit
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ It can now be used from a template:
 Removing all EXIF Data
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-By default, running this filter only removes some of the meta information
+By default, running this filter only removes some meta information
 stored in the file. Any EXIF data and comments are not removed, but you can
 remove these by using the ``strip_all`` option:
 

cookbook/assetic/yuicompressor.rst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Download the YUI Compressor JAR
 -------------------------------
 
 The YUI Compressor is written in Java and distributed as a JAR. `Download the JAR`_
-from the Yahoo! site and save it to ``app/Resources/java/yuicompressor.jar``.
+from the Yahoo! website and save it to ``app/Resources/java/yuicompressor.jar``.
 
 Configure the YUI Filters
 -------------------------

cookbook/bundles/configuration.rst

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ The ``Configuration`` class to handle the sample configuration looks like::
     supporting "prototype" nodes, advanced validation, XML-specific normalization
     and advanced merging. You can read more about this in
     :doc:`the Config component documentation </components/config/definition>`. You
-    can also see it in action by checking out some of the core Configuration
+    can also see it in action by checking out some core Configuration
     classes, such as the one from the `FrameworkBundle Configuration`_ or the
     `TwigBundle Configuration`_.
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ thrown)::
     }
 
 The ``processConfiguration()`` method uses the configuration tree you've defined
-in the ``Configuration`` class to validate, normalize and merge all of the
+in the ``Configuration`` class to validate, normalize and merge all the
 configuration arrays together.
 
 .. tip::
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ configuration arrays together.
         }
 
     This class uses the ``getConfiguration()`` method to get the Configuration
-    instance, you should override it if your Configuration class is not called
+    instance. You should override it if your Configuration class is not called
     ``Configuration`` or if it is not placed in the same namespace as the
     extension.
 

cookbook/bundles/override.rst

@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ In this example you fetch the service definition of the original service, and se
 its class name to your own class.
 
 See :doc:`/cookbook/service_container/compiler_passes` for information on how to use
-compiler passes. If you want to do something beyond just overriding the class -
-like adding a method call - you can only use the compiler pass method.
+compiler passes. If you want to do something beyond just overriding the class,
+like adding a method call, you can only use the compiler pass method.
 
 Entities & Entity Mapping
 -------------------------

cookbook/bundles/prepend_extension.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ often need to be repeated for various bundles.
 Using the below approach, it is possible to remove the disadvantage of the
 multiple bundle approach by enabling a single Extension to prepend the settings
 for any bundle. It can use the settings defined in the ``app/config/config.yml``
-to prepend settings just as if they would have been written explicitly by
+to prepend settings just as if they had been written explicitly by
 the user in the application configuration.
 
 For example, this could be used to configure the entity manager name to use in

cookbook/bundles/remove.rst

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Remove the ``_acme_demo`` entry at the bottom of this file.
 
 Some bundles contain configuration in one of the ``app/config/config*.yml``
 files. Be sure to remove the related configuration from these files. You can
-quickly spot bundle configuration by looking for a ``acme_demo`` (or whatever
+quickly spot bundle configuration by looking for an ``acme_demo`` (or whatever
 the name of the bundle is, e.g. ``fos_user`` for the FOSUserBundle) string in
 the configuration files.
 

cookbook/cache/varnish.rst

@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ Routing and X-FORWARDED Headers
 -------------------------------
 
 To ensure that the Symfony Router generates URLs correctly with Varnish,
-a ``X-Forwarded-Port`` header must be present for Symfony to use the
+an ``X-Forwarded-Port`` header must be present for Symfony to use the
 correct port number.
 
-This port depends on your setup. Lets say that external connections come in
+This port depends on your setup. Let's say that external connections come in
 on the default HTTP port 80. For HTTPS connections, there is another proxy
 (as Varnish does not do HTTPS itself) on the default HTTPS port 443 that
 handles the SSL termination and forwards the requests as HTTP requests to
-Varnish with a ``X-Forwarded-Proto`` header. In this case, you need to add
+Varnish with an ``X-Forwarded-Proto`` header. In this case, you need to add
 the following configuration snippet:
 
 .. code-block:: varnish4
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Symfony adds automatically:
 .. tip::
 
     If you followed the advice about ensuring a consistent caching
-    behaviour, those vcl functions already exist. Just append the code
+    behaviour, those VCL functions already exist. Just append the code
     to the end of the function, they won't interfere with each other.
 
 .. index::

cookbook/configuration/apache_router.rst

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 How to Use the Apache Router
 ============================
 
-Symfony, while fast out of the box, also provides various ways to increase that speed with a little bit of tweaking.
-One of these ways is by letting Apache handle routes directly, rather than using Symfony for this task.
+Symfony, while fast out of the box, also provides various ways to 
+increase that speed with a bit of tweaking.
+One of these ways is by letting Apache handle routes directly, rather 
+than using Symfony for this task.
 
 Change Router Configuration Parameters
 --------------------------------------
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ You're now all set to use Apache routes.
 Additional Tweaks
 -----------------
 
-To save a little bit of processing time, change occurrences of ``Request``
+To save some processing time, change occurrences of ``Request``
 to ``ApacheRequest`` in ``web/app.php``::
 
     // web/app.php

cookbook/configuration/environments.rst

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ How to Master and Create new Environments
 
 Every application is the combination of code and a set of configuration that
 dictates how that code should function. The configuration may define the
-database being used, whether or not something should be cached, or how verbose
+database being used, if something should be cached or how verbose
 logging should be. In Symfony, the idea of "environments" is the idea that
 the same codebase can be run using multiple different configurations. For
 example, the ``dev`` environment should use configuration that makes development
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ environment by using this code and changing the environment string.
 
     Important, but unrelated to the topic of *environments* is the ``false``
     argument as the second argument to the ``AppKernel`` constructor. This
-    specifies whether or not the application should run in "debug mode". Regardless
+    specifies if the application should run in "debug mode". Regardless
     of the environment, a Symfony application can be run with debug mode
     set to ``true`` or ``false``. This affects many things in the application,
-    such as whether or not errors should be displayed or if cache files are
+    such as if errors should be displayed or if cache files are
     dynamically rebuilt on each request. Though not a requirement, debug mode
     is generally set to ``true`` for the ``dev`` and ``test`` environments
     and ``false`` for the ``prod`` environment.
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ The new environment is now accessible via::
 .. note::
 
     Some environments, like the ``dev`` environment, are never meant to be
-    accessed on any deployed server by the general public. This is because
+    accessed on any deployed server by the public. This is because
     certain environments, for debugging purposes, may give too much information
     about the application or underlying infrastructure. To be sure these environments
     aren't accessible, the front controller is usually protected from external

cookbook/configuration/front_controllers_and_kernel.rst

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The main purpose of the front controller is to create an instance of the
 and return the resulting response to the browser.
 
 Because every request is routed through it, the front controller can be
-used to perform global initializations prior to setting up the kernel or
+used to perform global initialization prior to setting up the kernel or
 to `decorate`_ the kernel with additional features. Examples include:
 
 * Configuring the autoloader or adding additional autoloading mechanisms;

cookbook/configuration/pdo_session_storage.rst

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ How to Use PdoSessionHandler to Store Sessions in the Database
 The default Symfony session storage writes the session information to
 file(s). Most medium to large websites use a database to store the session
 values instead of files, because databases are easier to use and scale in a
-multi-webserver environment.
+multi webserver environment.
 
 Symfony has a built-in solution for database session storage called
 :class:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\Session\\Storage\\Handler\\PdoSessionHandler`.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ configuration format of your choice):
 .. versionadded:: 2.1
     In Symfony 2.1 the class and namespace are slightly modified. You can now
     find the session storage classes in the ``Session\Storage`` namespace:
-    ``Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage``. Also
+    ``Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage``. Also,
     note that in Symfony 2.1 you should configure ``handler_id`` not ``storage_id`` like in Symfony 2.0.
     Below, you'll notice that ``%session.storage.options%`` is not used anymore.
 

cookbook/configuration/using_parameters_in_dic.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ You have seen how to use configuration parameters within
 There are special cases such as when you want, for instance, to use the
 ``%kernel.debug%`` parameter to make the services in your bundle enter
 debug mode. For this case there is more work to do in order
-to make the system understand the parameter value. By default
+to make the system understand the parameter value. By default,
 your parameter ``%kernel.debug%`` will be treated as a
 simple string. Consider this example with the AcmeDemoBundle::