doc: fix a few typos and missing words

doc/plugins.rst

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The default plugin. Stores a copy of the database in memory. A file is used for
 proxy
 -----
 
-Provides access to the database of another :program:`MPD` instance using libmpdclient. This is useful when you run mount the music directory via NFS/SMB, and the file server already runs a :program:`MPD` instance. Only the file server needs to update the database.
+Provides access to the database of another :program:`MPD` instance using libmpdclient. This is useful when you mount the music directory via NFS/SMB, and the file server already runs a :program:`MPD` instance. Only the file server needs to update the database.
 
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    :widths: 20 80                     
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Provides a list of SMB/CIFS servers on the local network.
 udisks
 ------
 
-Queries the udisks2 daemon via D-Bus and obtain a list of file systems (e.g. USB sticks or other removable media).
+Queries the udisks2 daemon via D-Bus and obtains a list of file systems (e.g. USB sticks or other removable media).
 
 upnp
 ----
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Allows :program:`MPD` on Linux to play audio directly from a soundcard using the
    * - Setting
      - Description
    * - **default_device NAME**
-     - The alsa device id to use to none is specified in the uri.
+     - The alsa device id to use when none is specified in the URI.
    * - **default_format F**
      - The sampling rate, size and channels to use. Wildcards are not allowed.
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ hybrid_dsd
 
 `Hybrid-DSD
 <http://dsdmaster.blogspot.de/p/bitperfect-introduces-hybrid-dsd-file.html>`_
-is a MP4 container file (:file:`*.m4a`) which contains both ALAC and
+is an MP4 container file (:file:`*.m4a`) which contains both ALAC and
 DSD data. It is disabled by default, and works only if you explicitly
 enable it. Without this plugin, the ALAC parts gets handled by the
 `FFmpeg decoder plugin
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ Decodes Opus files using `libopus <http://www.opus-codec.org/>`_.
 pcm
 ---
 
-Read raw PCM samples. It understands the "audio/L16" MIME type with parameters "rate" and "channels" according to RFC 2586. It also understands the MPD-specific MIME type "audio/x-mpd-float".
+Reads raw PCM samples. It understands the "audio/L16" MIME type with parameters "rate" and "channels" according to RFC 2586. It also understands the MPD-specific MIME type "audio/x-mpd-float".
 
 sidplay
 -------

doc/protocol.rst

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ syntax::
 
  find EXPRESSION
 
-``EXPRESSION`` is a string enclosed in parantheses which can be one
+``EXPRESSION`` is a string enclosed in parentheses which can be one
 of:
 
 - ``(TAG == 'VALUE')``: match a tag value; if there are multiple
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@ of:
   or more attributes may be ``*``).
 
 - ``(!EXPRESSION)``: negate an expression.  Note that each expression
-  must be enclosed in parantheses, e.g. :code:`(!(artist == 'VALUE'))`
+  must be enclosed in parentheses, e.g. :code:`(!(artist == 'VALUE'))`
   (which is equivalent to :code:`(artist != 'VALUE')`)
 
 - ``(EXPRESSION1 AND EXPRESSION2 ...)``: combine two or
   more expressions with logical "and".  Note that each expression must
-  be enclosed in parantheses, e.g. :code:`((artist == 'FOO') AND
+  be enclosed in parentheses, e.g. :code:`((artist == 'FOO') AND
   (album == 'BAR'))`
 
 The :command:`find` commands are case sensitive, while
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Querying :program:`MPD`'s status
     - ``mount``: the mount list has changed
 
     Change events accumulate, even while the connection is not in
-    "idle" mode; no events gets lost while the client is doing
+    "idle" mode; no events get lost while the client is doing
     something else with the connection.  If an event had already
     occurred since the last call, the new :ref:`idle <command_idle>`
     command will return immediately.
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Playback options
     ``auto``
     .
     Changing the mode during playback may take several
-    seconds, because the new settings does not affect the
+    seconds, because the new settings do not affect the
     buffered data.
     This command triggers the
     ``options`` idle event.
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ The music database
      count group artist
      count title Echoes group artist
 
-    A group with an empty value contains counts of matching song which
-    don't this group tag.  It exists only if at least one such song is
+    A group with an empty value contains counts of matching songs which
+    don't have this group tag.  It exists only if at least one such song is
     found.
 
 :command:`getfingerprint {URI}`

doc/user.rst

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ configuration file:
 This allocates a cache of 1 GB.  If the cache grows larger than that,
 older files will be evicted.
 
-You flush the cache at any time by sending ``SIGHUP`` to the
+You can flush the cache at any time by sending ``SIGHUP`` to the
 :program:`MPD` process, see :ref:`signals`.
 
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ The following table lists the audio_output options valid for all plugins:
        :ref:`oss_plugin` and PulseAudio :ref:`pulse_plugin`), the
        software mixer, the ":samp:`null`" mixer (allows setting the
        volume, but with no effect; this can be used as a trick to
-       implement an external mixer :ref:`external_mixer`) or no mixer
+       implement an external mixer, see :ref:`external_mixer`) or no mixer
        (:samp:`none`). By default, the hardware mixer is used for
        devices which support it, and none for the others.
    * - **filters "name,...**"
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ Real-Time Scheduling
 
 On Linux, :program:`MPD` attempts to configure real-time scheduling for some threads that benefit from it.
 
-This is only possible you allow :program:`MPD` to do it. This privilege is controlled by :envvar:`RLIMIT_RTPRIO` :envvar:`RLIMIT_RTTIME`. You can configure this privilege with :command:`ulimit` before launching :program:`MPD`:
+This is only possible if you allow :program:`MPD` to do it. This privilege is controlled by :envvar:`RLIMIT_RTPRIO` :envvar:`RLIMIT_RTTIME`. You can configure this privilege with :command:`ulimit` before launching :program:`MPD`:
 
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