diff --git a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/sortable.js b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/sortable.js
index 69201d0b682..03292f708fb 100644
--- a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/sortable.js
+++ b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/sortable.js
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import { computed } from "ember-metal/computed";
 import {
   beforeObserver,
   observer
-} from "ember-metal/mixin"; //ES6TODO: should we access these directly from their package or from how thier exposed in ember-metal?
+} from "ember-metal/mixin"; //ES6TODO: should we access these directly from their package or from how their exposed in ember-metal?
 
 /**
   `Ember.SortableMixin` provides a standard interface for array proxies
   to specify a sort order and maintain this sorting when objects are added,
   removed, or updated without changing the implicit order of their underlying
-  modelarray:
+  model array:
 
   ```javascript
   songs = [
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ import {
   songsController.get('firstObject'); // {trackNumber: 4, title: 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da'}
   ```
 
-  SortableMixin works by sorting the arrangedContent array, which is the array that
-  arrayProxy displays. Due to the fact that the underlying 'content' array is not changed, that
+  `SortableMixin` works by sorting the `arrangedContent` array, which is the array that
+  `ArrayProxy` displays. Due to the fact that the underlying 'content' array is not changed, that
   array will not display the sorted list:
 
    ```javascript
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ import {
   songsController.get('firstObject'); // Returns the sorted content.
   ```
 
-  Although the sorted content can also be accessed through the arrangedContent property,
-  it is preferable to use the proxied class and not the arrangedContent array directly.
+  Although the sorted content can also be accessed through the `arrangedContent` property,
+  it is preferable to use the proxied class and not the `arrangedContent` array directly.
 
   @class SortableMixin
   @namespace Ember
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ import {
 export default Mixin.create(MutableEnumerable, {
 
   /**
-    Specifies which properties dictate the arrangedContent's sort order.
+    Specifies which properties dictate the `arrangedContent`'s sort order.
 
     When specifying multiple properties the sorting will use properties
     from the `sortProperties` array prioritized from first to last.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default Mixin.create(MutableEnumerable, {
   sortProperties: null,
 
   /**
-    Specifies the arrangedContent's sort direction.
+    Specifies the `arrangedContent`'s sort direction.
     Sorts the content in ascending order by default. Set to `false` to
     use descending order.
 
@@ -97,13 +97,14 @@ export default Mixin.create(MutableEnumerable, {
   /**
     The function used to compare two values. You can override this if you
     want to do custom comparisons. Functions must be of the type expected by
-    Array#sort, i.e.
-      return 0 if the two parameters are equal,
-      return a negative value if the first parameter is smaller than the second or
-      return a positive value otherwise:
+    Array#sort, i.e.,
+
+    *  return 0 if the two parameters are equal,
+    *  return a negative value if the first parameter is smaller than the second or
+    *  return a positive value otherwise:
 
     ```javascript
-    function(x,y) { // These are assumed to be integers
+    function(x, y) { // These are assumed to be integers
       if (x === y)
         return 0;
       return x < y ? -1 : 1;
@@ -154,12 +155,11 @@ export default Mixin.create(MutableEnumerable, {
   isSorted: computed.notEmpty('sortProperties'),
 
   /**
-    Overrides the default arrangedContent from arrayProxy in order to sort by sortFunction.
-    Also sets up observers for each sortProperty on each item in the content Array.
+    Overrides the default `arrangedContent` from `ArrayProxy` in order to sort by `sortFunction`.
+    Also sets up observers for each `sortProperty` on each item in the content Array.
 
     @property arrangedContent
   */
-
   arrangedContent: computed('content', 'sortProperties.@each', function(key, value) {
     var content = get(this, 'content');
     var isSorted = get(this, 'isSorted');