More small fixes

dstansby · dstansby · commit 072ab6cb9ea4 · 2017-11-20T10:56:12.000Z
diff --git a/doc/devel/documenting_mpl.rst b/doc/devel/documenting_mpl.rst
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ An example docstring looks like:
   def hlines(self, y, xmin, xmax, colors='k', linestyles='solid',
              label='', **kwargs):
         """
-        Plot horizontal lines at each `y` from `xmin` to `xmax`.
+        Plot horizontal lines at each *y* from *xmin* to *xmax*.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ An example docstring looks like:
 
         Other Parameters
         ----------------
-        **kwargs :  `~matplotlib.collections.LineCollection` properties.
+        **kwargs : `~matplotlib.collections.LineCollection` properties.
 
         See also
         --------
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Referring to Matplotlib documents
 =================================
 
 In the documentation, you may want to include to a document in the
-Matplotlib src, e.g., a license file or an image file from `mpl-data`,
+Matplotlib sources, e.g., a license file or an image file from `mpl-data`,
 refer to it via a relative path from the document where the rst file
 resides, e.g., in :file:`users/navigation_toolbar.rst`, you can refer to the
 image icons with::
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ files are duplicated and large)
 Internal section references
 ===========================
 
-To maximize internal consistency in section labelling and references,
+To maximize internal consistency in section labeling and references,
 use hyphen separated, descriptive labels for section references, e.g.:
 
 .. code-block:: rst
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ and refer to it using  the standard reference syntax:
 
     See :ref:`howto-webapp`
 
-Keep in mind that we may want to re-organize the contents later, so
+Keep in mind that we may want to reorganize the contents later, so
 please try to avoid top level names in references like ``user`` or ``devel``
 or ``faq`` unless necessary, because for example the FAQ "what is a
 backend?" could later become part of the users guide, so the label:
