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Author: OskarStark

bundles/extension.rst

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ following conventions:
 
 The Extension class should implement the
 :class:`Symfony\\Component\\DependencyInjection\\Extension\\ExtensionInterface`,
-but usually you would simply extend the
+but usually you would extend the
 :class:`Symfony\\Component\\DependencyInjection\\Extension\\Extension` class::
 
     // src/Acme/HelloBundle/DependencyInjection/AcmeHelloExtension.php

bundles/override.rst

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ the routes from any bundle, then they must be manually imported from somewhere
 in your application (e.g. ``app/config/routing.yml``).
 
 The easiest way to "override" a bundle's routing is to never import it at
-all. Instead of importing a third-party bundle's routing, simply copy
-that routing file into your application, modify it, and import it instead.
+all. Instead of importing a third-party bundle's routing, copy that
+routing file into your application, modify it, and import it instead.
 
 Controllers
 -----------

components/debug.rst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Usage
 -----
 
 The Debug component provides several tools to help you debug PHP code.
-Enabling them all is as easy as it can get::
+Enabling them all by calling this method::
 
     use Symfony\Component\Debug\Debug;
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ throw more helpful exceptions when a class isn't found by the registered
 autoloaders. All autoloaders that implement a ``findFile()`` method are replaced
 with a ``DebugClassLoader`` wrapper.
 
-Using the ``DebugClassLoader`` is as easy as calling its static
+Using the ``DebugClassLoader`` is done by calling its static
 :method:`Symfony\\Component\\Debug\\DebugClassLoader::enable` method::
 
     use Symfony\Component\Debug\DebugClassLoader;

components/http_foundation.rst

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ the previous requests.
 Accessing ``Accept-*`` Headers Data
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-You can easily access basic data extracted from ``Accept-*`` headers
+You can access basic data extracted from ``Accept-*`` headers
 by using the following methods:
 
 :method:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\Request::getAcceptableContentTypes`
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ Serving Files
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 When sending a file, you must add a ``Content-Disposition`` header to your
-response. While creating this header for basic file downloads is easy, using
-non-ASCII filenames is more involving. The
+response. While creating this header for basic file downloads is straightforward,
+using non-ASCII filenames is more involving. The
 :method:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\ResponseHeaderBag::makeDisposition`
 abstracts the hard work behind a simple API::
 

components/http_kernel.rst

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ to the login page or a 403 Access Denied response.
 If a ``Response`` is returned at this stage, the process skips directly to
 the :ref:`kernel.response <component-http-kernel-kernel-response>` event.
 
-Other listeners simply initialize things or add more information to the request.
+Other listeners initialize things or add more information to the request.
 For example, a listener might determine and set the locale on the ``Request``
 object.
 

components/stopwatch.rst

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Alternatively, you can clone the `<https://github.com/symfony/stopwatch>`_ repos
 Usage
 -----
 
-The Stopwatch component provides an easy and consistent way to measure execution
+The Stopwatch component provides an consistent way to measure execution
 time of certain parts of code so that you don't constantly have to parse
 microtime by yourself. Instead, use the simple
 :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Stopwatch\\Stopwatch` class::

components/templating.rst

@@ -144,9 +144,8 @@ escaper using the
 Helpers
 -------
 
-The Templating component can be easily extended via helpers. Helpers are PHP objects that
-provide features useful in a template context. The component has
-one built-in helper:
+The Templating component can be extended via helpers. Helpers are PHP objects that
+provide features useful in a template context. The component has one built-in helper:
 
 * :doc:`/components/templating/slotshelper`
 

console/input.rst

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Using Command Options
 Unlike arguments, options are not ordered (meaning you can specify them in any
 order) and are specified with two dashes (e.g. ``--yell``). Options are
 *always* optional, and can be setup to accept a value (e.g. ``--dir=src``) or
-simply as a boolean flag without a value (e.g.  ``--yell``).
+as a boolean flag without a value (e.g.  ``--yell``).
 
 For example, add a new option to the command that can be used to specify
 how many times in a row the message should be printed::

console/request_context.rst

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ will override the defaults.
 Configuring the Request Context per Command
 -------------------------------------------
 
-To change it only in one command you can simply fetch the Request Context
+To change it only in one command you need to fetch the Request Context
 from the ``router`` service and override its settings::
 
     // src/AppBundle/Command/DemoCommand.php

create_framework/dependency_injection.rst

@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ framework more configurable, but at the same time, it introduces a lot of
 issues:
 
 * We are not able to register custom listeners anymore as the dispatcher is
-  not available outside the Framework class (an easy workaround could be the
+  not available outside the Framework class (an workaround could be the
   adding of a ``Framework::getEventDispatcher()`` method);
 
 * We have lost the flexibility we had before; you cannot change the
   implementation of the ``UrlMatcher`` or of the ``ControllerResolver``
   anymore;
 
-* Related to the previous point, we cannot test our framework easily anymore
-  as it's impossible to mock internal objects;
+* Related to the previous point, we cannot test our framework without much
+  effort anymore as it's impossible to mock internal objects;
 
 * We cannot change the charset passed to ``ResponseListener`` anymore (a
   workaround could be to pass it as a constructor argument).
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ And the related change in the front controller::
 
     $container->setParameter('routes', include __DIR__.'/../src/app.php');
 
-We have obviously barely scratched the surface of what you can do with the
+We have barely scratched the surface of what you can do with the
 container: from class names as parameters, to overriding existing object
 definitions, from shared service support to dumping a container to a plain PHP class,
 and much more. The Symfony dependency injection container is really powerful

create_framework/event_dispatcher.rst

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ The EventDispatcher Component
 
 Our framework is still missing a major characteristic of any good framework:
 *extensibility*. Being extensible means that the developer should be able to
-easily hook into the framework life cycle to modify the way the request is
-handled.
+hook into the framework life cycle to modify the way the request is handled.
 
 What kind of hooks are we talking about? Authentication or caching for
 instance. To be flexible, hooks must be plug-and-play; the ones you "register"

create_framework/front_controller.rst

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ which name is exposed to the end user via the URL
 (``http://127.0.0.1:4321/bye.php``): there is a direct mapping between the PHP
 script name and the client URL. This is because the dispatching of the request
 is done by the web server directly. It might be a good idea to move this
-dispatching to our code for better flexibility. This can be easily achieved by
-routing all client requests to a single PHP script.
+dispatching to our code for better flexibility. This can be achieved by routing
+all client requests to a single PHP script.
 
 .. tip::
 

create_framework/http_kernel_httpkernel_class.rst

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The HttpKernel Component: The HttpKernel Class
 If you were to use our framework right now, you would probably have to add
 support for custom error messages. We do have 404 and 500 error support but
 the responses are hardcoded in the framework itself. Making them customizable
-is easy enough though: dispatch a new event and listen to it. Doing it right
+is straightforward though: dispatch a new event and listen to it. Doing it right
 means that the listener has to call a regular controller. But what if the
 error controller throws an exception? You will end up in an infinite loop.
 There should be an easier way, right?
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ client; that's what the ``ResponseListener`` does::
 
     $dispatcher->addSubscriber(new HttpKernel\EventListener\ResponseListener('UTF-8'));
 
-This one was easy too! Let's take another one: do you want out of the box
-support for streamed responses? Just subscribe to
-``StreamedResponseListener``::
+If you want out of the box support for streamed responses, subscribe
+to ``StreamedResponseListener``::
 
     $dispatcher->addSubscriber(new HttpKernel\EventListener\StreamedResponseListener());
 

create_framework/http_kernel_httpkernelinterface.rst

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Update your framework so that it implements this interface::
         }
     }
 
-Even if this change looks trivial, it brings us a lot! Let's talk about one of
+Even if this change looks not to complex, it brings us a lot! Let's talk about one of
 the most impressive one: transparent :doc:`HTTP caching </http_cache>` support.
 
 The ``HttpCache`` class implements a fully-featured reverse proxy, written in

create_framework/routing.rst

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ more flexible than the previous one. Enjoy!
 Using the Routing component has one big additional benefit: the ability to
 generate URLs based on Route definitions. When using both URL matching and URL
 generation in your code, changing the URL patterns should have no other
-impact. Want to know how to use the generator? Insanely easy::
+impact. You can use the generator this way::
 
     use Symfony\Component\Routing;
 

create_framework/separation_of_concerns.rst

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ a well defined goal:
   our application;
 
 * ``src/Simplex``: The reusable framework code that abstracts the handling of
-  incoming Requests (by the way, it makes your controllers/templates easily
+  incoming Requests (by the way, it makes your controllers/templates better
   testable -- more about that later on);
 
 * ``src/Calendar``: Our application specific code (the controllers and the

create_framework/unit_testing.rst

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Executing this test is as simple as running ``phpunit`` from the
 After the test ran, you should see a green bar. If not, you have a bug
 either in the test or in the framework code!
 
-Adding a unit test for any exception thrown in a controller is just as easy::
+Adding a unit test for any exception thrown in a controller::
 
     public function testErrorHandling()
     {

http_cache.rst

@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ but is a great way to start.
 
     For details on setting up Varnish, see :doc:`/http_cache/varnish`.
 
-Enabling the proxy is easy: each application comes with a caching kernel (``AppCache``)
-that wraps the default one (``AppKernel``). The caching Kernel *is* the reverse
-proxy.
+Each application comes with a caching kernel (``AppCache``)that wraps the
+default one (``AppKernel``). The caching Kernel *is* the reverse proxy.
 
 To enable caching, modify the code of your front controller. You can also make these
 changes to ``app_dev.php`` to add caching to the ``dev`` environment::
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ Validation Caching
    single: Cache; Cache-Control header
    single: HTTP headers; Cache-Control
 
-With expiration caching, you simply say "cache for 3600 seconds!". But, when someone
+With expiration caching, you say "cache for 3600 seconds!". But, when someone
 updates cached content, you won't see that content on your site until the cache
 expires.
 

reference/constraints/Collection.rst

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ following:
 Presence and Absence of Fields
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-By default, this constraint validates more than simply whether or not the
+By default, this constraint validates more than whether or not the
 individual fields in the collection pass their assigned constraints. In
 fact, if any keys of a collection are missing or if there are any unrecognized
 keys in the collection, validation errors will be thrown.

reference/constraints/IsNull.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ IsNull
 ======
 
 Validates that a value is exactly equal to ``null``. To force that a property
-is simply blank (blank string or ``null``), see the  :doc:`/reference/constraints/Blank`
+is blank (blank string or ``null``), see the  :doc:`/reference/constraints/Blank`
 constraint. To ensure that a property is not null, see :doc:`/reference/constraints/NotNull`.
 
 Also see :doc:`NotNull <NotNull>`.

reference/constraints/NotBlank.rst

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ a blank array, ``null`` or ``false``::
         // validation will fail
     }
 
-To force that a value is simply not equal to ``null``, see the
+To force that a value is not equal to ``null``, see the
 :doc:`/reference/constraints/NotNull` constraint.
 
 +----------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

security.rst

@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ this would deny you access. More on that later (:ref:`security-authorization-acc
 Loading Users from the Database
 ...............................
 
-If you'd like to load your users via the Doctrine ORM, that's easy! See
+If you'd like to load your users via the Doctrine ORM, see
 :doc:`/security/entity_provider` for all the details.
 
 .. _security-encoding-user-password:
@@ -685,8 +685,7 @@ Add Code to Deny Access
 There are **two** ways to deny access to something:
 
 #. :ref:`access_control in security.yml <security-authorization-access-control>`
-   allows you to protect URL patterns (e.g. ``/admin/*``). This is easy,
-   but less flexible;
+   allows you to protect URL patterns (e.g. ``/admin/*``). Simpler, but less flexible;
 
 #. :ref:`in your code via the security.authorization_checker service <security-securing-controller>`.
 
@@ -808,8 +807,8 @@ matches the URL.
         ]);
 
 Prepending the path with ``^`` means that only URLs *beginning* with the
-pattern are matched. For example, a path of simply ``/admin`` (without
-the ``^``) would match ``/admin/foo`` but would also match URLs like ``/foo/admin``.
+pattern are matched. For example, a path of ``/admin`` (without the ``^``)
+would match ``/admin/foo`` but would also match URLs like ``/foo/admin``.
 
 .. _security-access-control-explanation:
 
@@ -828,7 +827,7 @@ the ``^``) would match ``/admin/foo`` but would also match URLs like ``/foo/admi
 Securing Controllers and other Code
 ...................................
 
-You can easily deny access from inside a controller::
+You can deny access from inside a controller::
 
     // ...
 

session/php_bridge.rst

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ for the ``handler_id``:
             ],
         ]);
 
-Otherwise, if the problem is simply that you cannot avoid the application
+Otherwise, if the problem is that you cannot avoid the application
 starting the session with ``session_start()``, you can still make use of
 a Symfony based session save handler by specifying the save handler as in
 the example below:

testing/profiling.rst

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ the ``test`` environment)::
 
 If a test fails because of profiling data (too many DB queries for instance),
 you might want to use the Web Profiler to analyze the request after the tests
-finish. It's easy to achieve if you embed the token in the error message::
+finish. It can be achived by embedding the token in the error message::
 
     $this->assertLessThan(
         30,

validation/raw_values.rst

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ How to Validate Raw Values (Scalar Values and Arrays)
 
 Usually you will be validating entire objects. But sometimes, you just want
 to validate a simple value - like to verify that a string is a valid email
-address. This is actually pretty easy to do. From inside a controller, it
-looks like this::
+address. From inside a controller, it looks like this::
 
     // ...
     use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;

validation/translations.rst

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 How to Translate Validation Constraint Messages
 ===============================================
 
-If you're using validation constraints with the Form component, then translating
-the error messages is easy: simply create a translation resource for the
+If you're using validation constraints with the Form component, you can translate
+the error messages by creating a translation resource for the
 ``validators`` :ref:`domain <using-message-domains>`.
 
 To start, suppose you've created a plain-old-PHP object that you need to