Avoid sure signs of a diseased mind.
diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
index a3b464a..4ee9fcc 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -1050,8 +1050,8 @@
.. warning::
- Handles cross-device moves on Unix using :func:`copy_file`. What about other
- systems???
+ Handles cross-device moves on Unix using :func:`copy_file`. What about
+ other systems?
.. function:: write_file(filename, contents)
diff --git a/Doc/library/_winreg.rst b/Doc/library/_winreg.rst
index e9c0fa7..7876f85 100644
--- a/Doc/library/_winreg.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/_winreg.rst
@@ -252,9 +252,10 @@
associated. If this parameter is ``None`` or empty, the function retrieves the
value set by the :func:`SetValue` method for the key identified by *key*.
- Values in the registry have name, type, and data components. This method
+ Values in the registry have name, type, and data components. This method
retrieves the data for a key's first value that has a NULL name. But the
- underlying API call doesn't return the type, Lame Lame Lame, DO NOT USE THIS!!!
+ underlying API call doesn't return the type, so always use
+ :func:`QueryValueEx` if possible.
.. function:: QueryValueEx(key, value_name)
diff --git a/Doc/library/shelve.rst b/Doc/library/shelve.rst
index b5e7eae..1afa19b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/shelve.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/shelve.rst
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
# as d was opened WITHOUT writeback=True, beware:
d['xx'] = range(4) # this works as expected, but...
- d['xx'].append(5) # *this doesn't!* -- d['xx'] is STILL range(4)!!!
+ d['xx'].append(5) # *this doesn't!* -- d['xx'] is STILL range(4)!
# having opened d without writeback=True, you need to code carefully:
temp = d['xx'] # extracts the copy