diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/client-session-transactions.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/client-session-transactions.adoc
index 22eaa7a80..0067cc9b4 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/client-session-transactions.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/client-session-transactions.adoc
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Inside transactions, MongoDB server has a slightly different behavior.
 *Connection Settings*
 
 The MongoDB drivers offer a dedicated replica set name configuration option turing the driver into auto detection
-mode. This option helps identifying replica set manager nodes and command routing during a transaction.
+mode. This option helps identifying the primary replica set nodes and command routing during a transaction.
 
 NOTE: Make sure to add `replicaSet` to the MongoDB URI. Please refer to https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/connection-string/#connections-connection-options[connection string options] for further details.
 
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mapping.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mapping.adoc
index d6bf5b2b5..98ecf074d 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mapping.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mapping.adoc
@@ -785,7 +785,9 @@ class Nested {
 [[mapping-usage-references]]
 === Using DBRefs
 
-The mapping framework does not have to store child objects embedded within the document. You can also store them separately and use a DBRef to refer to that document. When the object is loaded from MongoDB, those references are eagerly resolved so that you get back a mapped object that looks the same as if it had been stored embedded within your controlling document.
+The mapping framework does not have to store child objects embedded within the document.
+You can also store them separately and use a DBRef to refer to that document.
+When the object is loaded from MongoDB, those references are eagerly resolved so that you get back a mapped object that looks the same as if it had been stored embedded within your top-level document.
 
 The following example uses a DBRef to refer to a specific document that exists independently of the object in which it is referenced (both classes are shown in-line for brevity's sake):