diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index bb20e90f376..e577bbde990 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ include_dir 'directory'
       start with the <literal>.</literal> character are also ignored, to
       prevent mistakes since such files are hidden on some platforms.  Multiple
       files within an include directory are processed in file name order
-      (according to C locale rules, i.e. numbers before letters, and
+      (according to C locale rules, i.e., numbers before letters, and
       uppercase letters before lowercase ones).
      </para>
 
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
        <para>
         With this parameter enabled, you can still create ordinary global
         users.  Simply append <literal>@</> when specifying the user
-        name in the client, e.g. <literal>joe@</>.  The <literal>@</>
+        name in the client, e.g., <literal>joe@</>.  The <literal>@</>
         will be stripped off before the user name is looked up by the
         server.
        </para>
@@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
         disabled, but the server continues to accumulate WAL segment files in
         the expectation that a command will soon be provided.  Setting
         <varname>archive_command</> to a command that does nothing but
-        return true, e.g. <literal>/bin/true</> (<literal>REM</> on
+        return true, e.g., <literal>/bin/true</> (<literal>REM</> on
         Windows), effectively disables
         archiving, but also breaks the chain of WAL files needed for
         archive recovery, so it should only be used in unusual circumstances.
@@ -3836,7 +3836,7 @@ ANY <replaceable class="parameter">num_sync</replaceable> ( <replaceable class="
         if your data is likely to be completely in cache, such as when
         the database is smaller than the total server memory, decreasing
         random_page_cost can be appropriate.  Storage that has a low random
-        read cost relative to sequential, e.g. solid-state drives, might
+        read cost relative to sequential, e.g., solid-state drives, might
         also be better modeled with a lower value for random_page_cost,
         e.g., <literal>1.1</literal>.
        </para>
@@ -7384,7 +7384,7 @@ dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
         rows that can be locked; that value is unlimited.  The default,
         64, has historically proven sufficient, but you might need to
         raise this value if you have queries that touch many different
-        tables in a single transaction, e.g. query of a parent table with
+        tables in a single transaction, e.g., query of a parent table with
         many children.  This parameter can only be set at server start.
        </para>
 
@@ -7895,7 +7895,7 @@ dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
         with assertions enabled. That is the case if the
         macro <symbol>USE_ASSERT_CHECKING</symbol> is defined
         when <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is built (accomplished
-        e.g. by the <command>configure</command> option
+        e.g., by the <command>configure</command> option
         <option>--enable-cassert</option>). By
         default <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is built without
         assertions.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 5feb57b2286..a843f70223f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
      very large number of digits. It is especially recommended for
      storing monetary amounts and other quantities where exactness is
      required.  Calculations with <type>numeric</type> values yield exact
-     results where possible, e.g.  addition, subtraction, multiplication.
+     results where possible, e.g.,  addition, subtraction, multiplication.
      However, calculations on <type>numeric</type> values are very slow
      compared to the integer types, or to the floating-point types
      described in the next section.
@@ -4870,7 +4870,7 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_attribute
 
        <row>
         <entry><type>unknown</></entry>
-        <entry>Identifies a not-yet-resolved type, e.g. of an undecorated
+        <entry>Identifies a not-yet-resolved type, e.g., of an undecorated
          string literal.</entry>
        </row>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 67cffa66b70..70f90784298 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ ALTER TABLE products RENAME TO items;
 
   <para>
    An object can be assigned to a new owner with an <command>ALTER</command>
-   command of the appropriate kind for the object, e.g. <xref
+   command of the appropriate kind for the object, e.g., <xref
    linkend="sql-altertable">.  Superusers can always do
    this; ordinary roles can only do it if they are both the current owner
    of the object (or a member of the owning role) and a member of the new
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
index a11ad8f06c5..6c5f8995055 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
@@ -3659,7 +3659,7 @@ EXEC SQL DEALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR <replaceable>identifier</replaceable>;
 EXEC SQL FETCH NEXT FROM mycursor INTO SQL DESCRIPTOR mydesc;
 </programlisting>
     If the result set is empty, the Descriptor Area will still contain
-    the metadata from the query, i.e. the field names.
+    the metadata from the query, i.e., the field names.
    </para>
 
    <para>
@@ -4076,7 +4076,7 @@ typedef struct sqlvar_struct sqlvar_t;
          <term><literal>sqllen</></term>
           <listitem>
            <para>
-            Contains the binary length of the field. e.g. 4 bytes for <type>ECPGt_int</type>.
+            Contains the binary length of the field. e.g., 4 bytes for <type>ECPGt_int</type>.
            </para>
           </listitem>
          </varlistentry>
@@ -8003,7 +8003,7 @@ EXEC SQL CLOSE DATABASE;
       <term><literal>FREE cursor_name</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Due to the differences how ECPG works compared to Informix's ESQL/C (i.e. which steps
+        Due to the differences how ECPG works compared to Informix's ESQL/C (i.e., which steps
         are purely grammar transformations and which steps rely on the underlying run-time library)
         there is no <literal>FREE cursor_name</> statement in ECPG. This is because in ECPG,
         <literal>DECLARE CURSOR</literal> doesn't translate to a function call into
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml
index 501f9e1391c..d02e2f8bb37 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
        <para>
         An extension is <firstterm>relocatable</> if it is possible to move
         its contained objects into a different schema after initial creation
-        of the extension.  The default is <literal>false</>, i.e. the
+        of the extension.  The default is <literal>false</>, i.e., the
         extension is not relocatable.
         See <xref linkend="extend-extensions-relocation"> for more information.
        </para>
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ include $(PGXS)
       <term><varname>NO_INSTALLCHECK</varname></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        don't define an <literal>installcheck</literal> target, useful e.g. if tests require special configuration, or don't use <application>pg_regress</application>
+        don't define an <literal>installcheck</literal> target, useful e.g., if tests require special configuration, or don't use <application>pg_regress</application>
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 670ed795512..1fa9cff5f7b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -6211,7 +6211,7 @@ SELECT regexp_match('abc01234xyz', '(?:(.*?)(\d+)(.*)){1,1}');
        will be replaced by the year data, but the single <literal>Y</literal> in <literal>Year</literal>
        will not be.  In <function>to_date</>, <function>to_number</>,
        and <function>to_timestamp</>, double-quoted strings skip the number of
-       input characters contained in the string, e.g. <literal>"XX"</>
+       input characters contained in the string, e.g., <literal>"XX"</>
        skips two input characters.
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -6227,9 +6227,9 @@ SELECT regexp_match('abc01234xyz', '(?:(.*?)(\d+)(.*)){1,1}');
      <listitem>
       <para>
        In <function>to_timestamp</function> and <function>to_date</function>,
-       if the year format specification is less than four digits, e.g.
+       if the year format specification is less than four digits, e.g.,
        <literal>YYY</>, and the supplied year is less than four digits,
-       the year will be adjusted to be nearest to the year 2020, e.g.
+       the year will be adjusted to be nearest to the year 2020, e.g.,
        <literal>95</> becomes 1995.
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -20607,7 +20607,7 @@ FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE suppress_redundant_updates_trigger();
        <row>
         <entry><literal>objsubid</literal></entry>
         <entry><type>integer</type></entry>
-        <entry>Sub-object ID (e.g. attribute number for a column)</entry>
+        <entry>Sub-object ID (e.g., attribute number for a column)</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>command_tag</literal></entry>
@@ -20694,7 +20694,7 @@ FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE suppress_redundant_updates_trigger();
        <row>
         <entry><literal>objsubid</literal></entry>
         <entry><type>integer</type></entry>
-        <entry>Sub-object ID (e.g. attribute number for a column)</entry>
+        <entry>Sub-object ID (e.g., attribute number for a column)</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>original</literal></entry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
index 63986343436..1f3d1ea0139 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ protocol to make nodes agree on a serializable transactional order.
      this is unacceptable, either the middleware or the application
      must query such values from a single server and then use those
      values in write queries.  Another option is to use this replication
-     option with a traditional master-standby setup, i.e. data modification
+     option with a traditional master-standby setup, i.e., data modification
      queries are sent only to the master and are propagated to the
      standby servers via master-standby replication, not by the replication
      middleware.  Care must also be taken that all
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ protocol to make nodes agree on a serializable transactional order.
     Set up continuous archiving on the primary to an archive directory
     accessible from the standby, as described
     in <xref linkend="continuous-archiving">. The archive location should be
-    accessible from the standby even when the master is down, i.e. it should
+    accessible from the standby even when the master is down, i.e., it should
     reside on the standby server itself or another trusted server, not on
     the master server.
    </para>
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ LOG:  database system is ready to accept read only connections
       <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
         <para>
-         Data Definition Language (DDL) - e.g. <command>CREATE INDEX</>
+         Data Definition Language (DDL) - e.g., <command>CREATE INDEX</>
         </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ LOG:  database system is ready to accept read only connections
 
    <para>
     WAL file control commands will not work during recovery,
-    e.g. <function>pg_start_backup</>, <function>pg_switch_wal</> etc.
+    e.g., <function>pg_start_backup</>, <function>pg_switch_wal</> etc.
    </para>
 
    <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/indexam.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/indexam.sgml
index d7a2ebfb67d..cffa23660e8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/indexam.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/indexam.sgml
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ amcanreturn (Relation indexRelation, int attno);
    linkend="indexes-index-only-scans"><firstterm>index-only scans</></link> on
    the given column, by returning the indexed column values for an index entry
    in the form of an <structname>IndexTuple</structname>.  The attribute number
-   is 1-based, i.e. the first column's attno is 1. Returns TRUE if supported,
+   is 1-based, i.e., the first column's attno is 1. Returns TRUE if supported,
    else FALSE.  If the access method does not support index-only scans at all,
    the <structfield>amcanreturn</> field in its <structname>IndexAmRoutine</>
    struct can be set to NULL.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
index fbe69cac721..31b6116cbbb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
   In the <productname>Microsoft Windows SDK</productname>, start the
   <application>CMD shell</application> listed under the SDK on the Start Menu.
   In recent SDK versions you can change the targeted CPU architecture, build
-  type, and target OS by using the <command>setenv</command> command, e.g.
+  type, and target OS by using the <command>setenv</command> command, e.g.,
   <command>setenv /x86 /release /xp</command> to target Windows XP or later
   with a 32-bit release build. See <command>/?</command> for other options to
   <command>setenv</command>.  All commands should be run from the
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ $ENV{MSBFLAGS}="/m";
         installations <filename>C:\Program Files\GnuWin32</filename>.
         Consider installing into <filename>C:\GnuWin32</filename> or use the
         NTFS short name path to GnuWin32 in your PATH environment setting
-        (e.g. <filename>C:\PROGRA~1\GnuWin32</filename>).
+        (e.g., <filename>C:\PROGRA~1\GnuWin32</filename>).
        </para>
      </note>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index ecb48ed37c4..9903cdef640 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ PostgresPollingStatusType PQconnectPoll(PGconn *conn);
        Conversely, if <function>PQconnectPoll(conn)</function> last returned
        <symbol>PGRES_POLLING_WRITING</symbol>, wait until the socket is ready
        to write, then call <function>PQconnectPoll(conn)</function> again.
-       On the first iteration, i.e. if you have yet to call
+       On the first iteration, i.e., if you have yet to call
        <function>PQconnectPoll</function>, behave as if it last returned
        <symbol>PGRES_POLLING_WRITING</symbol>.  Continue this loop until
        <function>PQconnectPoll(conn)</function> returns
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ postgresql:///mydb?host=localhost&amp;port=5433
 
    <para>
     Percent-encoding may be used to include symbols with special meaning in any
-    of the <acronym>URI</acronym> parts, e.g. replace <literal>=</> with
+    of the <acronym>URI</acronym> parts, e.g., replace <literal>=</> with
     <literal>%3D</>.
 
    </para>
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ postgresql://%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/dbname
        <literal>hostaddr</>, and <literal>port</> options accept a comma-separated
        list of values. The same number of elements must be given in each
        option that is specified, such
-       that e.g. the first <literal>hostaddr</> corresponds to the first host name,
+       that e.g., the first <literal>hostaddr</> corresponds to the first host name,
        the second <literal>hostaddr</> corresponds to the second host name, and so
        forth. As an exception, if only one <literal>port</literal> is specified, it
        applies to all the hosts.
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ postgresql://%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/dbname
      <para>
        If a password file is used, you can have different passwords for
        different hosts. All the other connection options are the same for every
-       host in the list; it is not possible to e.g. specify different
+       host in the list; it is not possible to e.g., specify different
        usernames for different hosts.
      </para>
    </sect3>
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ postgresql://%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/dbname
       <listitem>
       <para>
        Maximum wait for connection, in seconds (write as a decimal integer,
-       e.g. <literal>10</literal>).  Zero, negative, or not specified means
+       e.g., <literal>10</literal>).  Zero, negative, or not specified means
        wait indefinitely.  The minimum allowed timeout is 2 seconds, therefore
        a value of <literal>1</literal> is interpreted as <literal>2</literal>.
        This timeout applies separately to each host name or IP address.
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ const char *PQsslAttribute(const PGconn *conn, const char *attribute_name);
          <term><literal>cipher</literal></term>
           <listitem>
            <para>
-            A short name of the ciphersuite used, e.g.
+            A short name of the ciphersuite used, e.g.,
             <literal>"DHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA"</literal>. The names are specific
             to each SSL implementation.
            </para>
@@ -4811,7 +4811,7 @@ int PQflush(PGconn *conn);
    <function>PQflush</function> again.  Repeat until
    <function>PQflush</function> returns 0.  (It is necessary to check for
    read-ready and drain the input with <function>PQconsumeInput</function>,
-   because the server can block trying to send us data, e.g. NOTICE
+   because the server can block trying to send us data, e.g., NOTICE
    messages, and won't read our data until we read its.)  Once
    <function>PQflush</function> returns 0, wait for the socket to be
    read-ready and then read the response as described above.
@@ -7820,7 +7820,7 @@ ldap://ldap.acme.com/cn=dbserver,cn=hosts?pgconnectinfo?base?(objectclass=*)
    For a connection to be known secure, SSL usage must be configured
    on <emphasis>both the client and the server</> before the connection
    is made. If it is only configured on the server, the client may end up
-   sending sensitive information (e.g. passwords) before
+   sending sensitive information (e.g., passwords) before
    it knows that the server requires high security. In libpq, secure
    connections can be ensured
    by setting the <literal>sslmode</> parameter to <literal>verify-full</> or
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
index 1cec7002500..1e94f99be0c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
    When the server shuts down cleanly, a permanent copy of the statistics
    data is stored in the <filename>pg_stat</filename> subdirectory, so that
    statistics can be retained across server restarts.  When recovery is
-   performed at server start (e.g. after immediate shutdown, server crash,
+   performed at server start (e.g., after immediate shutdown, server crash,
    and point-in-time recovery), all statistics counters are reset.
   </para>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml
index e942c702d10..abd37900c23 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
    <para>
     In <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, you can request any of
     the four standard transaction isolation levels, but internally only
-    three distinct isolation levels are implemented, i.e. PostgreSQL's
+    three distinct isolation levels are implemented, i.e., PostgreSQL's
     Read Uncommitted mode behaves like Read Committed.  This is because
     it is the only sensible way to map the standard isolation levels to
     PostgreSQL's multiversion concurrency control architecture.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml
index d6281300265..18378c057d7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE filler LIKE '%x%';
     <xref linkend="guc-parallel-tuple-cost">.  Of course, this plan may turn
     out to be slower than the serial plan which the planner preferred, but
     this will not always be the case.  If you don't get a parallel
-    plan even with very small values of these settings (e.g. after setting
+    plan even with very small values of these settings (e.g., after setting
     them both to zero), there may be some reason why the query planner is
     unable to generate a parallel plan for your query.  See
     <xref linkend="when-can-parallel-query-be-used"> and
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE filler LIKE '%x%';
   <para>
     Functions and aggregates must be marked <literal>PARALLEL UNSAFE</> if
     they write to the database, access sequences, change the transaction state
-    even temporarily (e.g. a PL/pgSQL function which establishes an
+    even temporarily (e.g., a PL/pgSQL function which establishes an
     <literal>EXCEPTION</> block to catch errors), or make persistent changes to
     settings.  Similarly, functions must be marked <literal>PARALLEL
     RESTRICTED</> if they access temporary tables, client connection state,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml
index 4dd3e35d0e5..16681985e7c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ SELECT * FROM x, y, a, b, c WHERE something AND somethingelse;
      <listitem>
       <para>
        Place the database cluster's data directory in a memory-backed
-       file system (i.e. <acronym>RAM</> disk).  This eliminates all
+       file system (i.e., <acronym>RAM</> disk).  This eliminates all
        database disk I/O, but limits data storage to the amount of
        available memory (and perhaps swap).
       </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
index 0ef533d24e7..ee302fe01b6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   the server, the connection will be rejected (for example, this would occur
   if the client requested protocol version 4.0, which does not exist as of
   this writing).  If the minor version requested by the client is not
-  supported by the server (e.g. the client requests version 3.1, but the
+  supported by the server (e.g., the client requests version 3.1, but the
   server supports only 3.0), the server may either reject the connection or
   may respond with a NegotiateProtocolVersion message containing the highest
   minor protocol version which it supports.  The client may then choose either
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
         by the client, but does support an earlier version of the protocol;
         this message indicates the highest supported minor version.  This
         message will also be sent if the client requested unsupported protocol
-        options (i.e. beginning with <literal>_pq_.</literal>) in the
+        options (i.e., beginning with <literal>_pq_.</literal>) in the
         startup packet.  This message will be followed by an ErrorResponse or
         a message indicating the success or failure of authentication.
        </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml
index 0588da2912c..7cb96a2d0e0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ GROUPING SETS (
     ( )
 )
 </programlisting>
-    This is commonly used for analysis over hierarchical data; e.g. total
+    This is commonly used for analysis over hierarchical data; e.g., total
     salary by department, division, and company-wide total.
    </para>
 
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ GROUPING SETS (
 <programlisting>
 CUBE ( <replaceable>e1</>, <replaceable>e2</>, ... )
 </programlisting>
-    represents the given list and all of its possible subsets (i.e. the power
+    represents the given list and all of its possible subsets (i.e., the power
     set).  Thus
 <programlisting>
 CUBE ( a, b, c )
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/recovery-config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/recovery-config.sgml
index 7da9db16635..91c0a99ef6a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/recovery-config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/recovery-config.sgml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ restore_command = 'copy "C:\\server\\archivedir\\%f" "%p"'  # Windows
       <listitem>
        <para>
         This parameter specifies that recovery should end as soon as a
-        consistent state is reached, i.e. as early as possible. When restoring
+        consistent state is reached, i.e., as early as possible. When restoring
         from an online backup, this means the point where taking the backup
         ended.
        </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
index aa7cd61ad9c..e8f292938b6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Collation order (<literal>LC_COLLATE</>) to use in the new database.
-        This affects the sort order applied to strings, e.g. in queries with
+        This affects the sort order applied to strings, e.g., in queries with
         ORDER BY, as well as the order used in indexes on text columns.
         The default is to use the collation order of the template database.
         See below for additional restrictions.
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Character classification (<literal>LC_CTYPE</>) to use in the new
-        database. This affects the categorization of characters, e.g. lower,
+        database. This affects the categorization of characters, e.g., lower,
         upper and digit. The default is to use the character classification of
         the template database. See below for additional restrictions.
        </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_event_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_event_trigger.sgml
index be18fc36e80..89410e8d141 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_event_trigger.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_event_trigger.sgml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ CREATE EVENT TRIGGER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
       A list of values for the
       associated <replaceable class="parameter">filter_variable</replaceable>
       for which the trigger should fire.  For <literal>TAG</>, this means a
-      list of command tags (e.g. <literal>'DROP FUNCTION'</>).
+      list of command tags (e.g., <literal>'DROP FUNCTION'</>).
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
index 559d3e7894f..8efcd162f41 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION
        The name of the language that the function is implemented in.
        It can be <literal>sql</literal>, <literal>c</literal>,
        <literal>internal</literal>, or the name of a user-defined
-       procedural language, e.g. <literal>plpgsql</literal>.  Enclosing the
+       procedural language, e.g., <literal>plpgsql</literal>.  Enclosing the
        name in single quotes is deprecated and requires matching case.
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -431,11 +431,11 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION
       Functions should be labeled parallel unsafe if they modify any database
       state, or if they make changes to the transaction such as using
       sub-transactions, or if they access sequences or attempt to make
-      persistent changes to settings (e.g. <literal>setval</>).  They should
+      persistent changes to settings (e.g., <literal>setval</>).  They should
       be labeled as parallel restricted if they access temporary tables,
       client connection state, cursors, prepared statements, or miscellaneous
       backend-local state which the system cannot synchronize in parallel mode
-      (e.g.  <literal>setseed</> cannot be executed other than by the group
+      (e.g.,  <literal>setseed</> cannot be executed other than by the group
       leader because a change made by another process would not be reflected
       in the leader).  In general, if a function is labeled as being safe when
       it is restricted or unsafe, or if it is labeled as being restricted when
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_statistics.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_statistics.sgml
index ef4e4852bd2..630d338c835 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_statistics.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_statistics.sgml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ CREATE STATISTICS [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">statistics_na
   <title>Examples</title>
 
   <para>
-   Create table <structname>t1</> with two functionally dependent columns, i.e.
+   Create table <structname>t1</> with two functionally dependent columns, i.e.,
    knowledge of a value in the first column is sufficient for determining the
    value in the other column. Then functional dependency statistics are built
    on those columns:
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
index 9be13407736..eb8663bf5d4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ GRANT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">role_name</replaceable> [, ...] TO <replace
        schema (assuming that the objects' own privilege requirements are
        also met).  Essentially this allows the grantee to <quote>look up</>
        objects within the schema.  Without this permission, it is still
-       possible to see the object names, e.g. by querying the system tables.
+       possible to see the object names, e.g., by querying the system tables.
        Also, after revoking this permission, existing backends might have
        statements that have previously performed this lookup, so this is not
        a completely secure way to prevent object access.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index 6efb2e442d5..4abae56e025 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    <command>initdb</command> initializes the database cluster's default
    locale and character set encoding. The character set encoding,
    collation order (<literal>LC_COLLATE</>) and character set classes
-   (<literal>LC_CTYPE</>, e.g. upper, lower, digit) can be set separately
+   (<literal>LC_CTYPE</>, e.g., upper, lower, digit) can be set separately
    for a database when it is created. <command>initdb</command> determines
    those settings for the <literal>template1</literal> database, which will
    serve as the default for all other databases.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
index c221d2a080f..4b7631a4369 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <term><option>--if-exists</option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Use conditional commands (i.e. add an <literal>IF EXISTS</literal>
+        Use conditional commands (i.e., add an <literal>IF EXISTS</literal>
         clause) when cleaning database objects.  This option is not valid
         unless <option>--clean</> is also specified.
        </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
index e6fe935f8c9..9af2f5b9e78 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <term><option>--if-exists</option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Use conditional commands (i.e. add an <literal>IF EXISTS</literal>
+        Use conditional commands (i.e., add an <literal>IF EXISTS</literal>
         clause) to clean databases and other objects.  This option is not valid
         unless <option>--clean</> is also specified.
        </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
index 3b5616b622d..73a34834dce 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <term><option>--if-exists</option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Use conditional commands (i.e. add an <literal>IF EXISTS</literal>
+        Use conditional commands (i.e., add an <literal>IF EXISTS</literal>
         clause) when cleaning database objects.  This option is not valid
         unless <option>--clean</> is also specified.
        </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
index ee093598ad1..05fb1918499 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    files might no longer be present. In that case, they can be manually
    copied from the WAL archive to the <filename>pg_wal</> directory, or
    fetched on startup by configuring <filename>recovery.conf</>.  The use of
-   <application>pg_rewind</> is not limited to failover, e.g.  a standby
+   <application>pg_rewind</> is not limited to failover, e.g.,  a standby
    server can be promoted, run some write transactions, and then rewinded
    to become a standby again.
   </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
index 316adbc7dfa..a0eeb71baca 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</> </optional> <replaceable>dbname</>
         transaction to finish. The wait time is called the schedule lag time,
         and its average and maximum are also reported separately. The
         transaction latency with respect to the actual transaction start time,
-        i.e. the time spent executing the transaction in the database, can be
+        i.e., the time spent executing the transaction in the database, can be
         computed by subtracting the schedule lag time from the reported
         latency.
        </para>
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</> </optional> <replaceable>dbname</>
        <para>
         Remember to take the sampling rate into account when processing the
         log file. For example, when computing tps values, you need to multiply
-        the numbers accordingly (e.g. with 0.01 sample rate, you'll only get
+        the numbers accordingly (e.g., with 0.01 sample rate, you'll only get
         1/100 of the actual tps).
        </para>
       </listitem>
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ f(x) = PHI(2.0 * parameter * (x - mu) / (max - min + 1)) /
       <literal>2.0 / parameter</>, that is a relative
       <literal>1.0 / parameter</> around the mean; for instance, if
       <replaceable>parameter</> is 4.0, 67% of values are drawn from the
-      middle quarter (1.0 / 4.0) of the interval (i.e. from
+      middle quarter (1.0 / 4.0) of the interval (i.e., from
       <literal>3.0 / 8.0</> to <literal>5.0 / 8.0</>) and 95% from
       the middle half (<literal>2.0 / 4.0</>) of the interval (second and third
       quartiles). The minimum <replaceable>parameter</> is 2.0 for performance
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ END;
    and <replaceable>max_lag</>, are only present if the <option>--rate</>
    option is used.
    They provide statistics about the time each transaction had to wait for the
-   previous one to finish, i.e. the difference between each transaction's
+   previous one to finish, i.e., the difference between each transaction's
    scheduled start time and the time it actually started.
    The very last field, <replaceable>skipped</>,
    is only present if the <option>--latency-limit</> option is used, too.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
index 7a7eec66182..53498747750 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
   <application>pg_upgrade</> (formerly called <application>pg_migrator</>) allows data
   stored in <productname>PostgreSQL</> data files to be upgraded to a later <productname>PostgreSQL</>
   major version without the data dump/reload typically required for
-  major version upgrades, e.g. from 9.5.8 to 9.6.4 or from 10.7 to 11.2.
-  It is not required for minor version upgrades, e.g. from 9.6.2 to 9.6.3
+  major version upgrades, e.g., from 9.5.8 to 9.6.4 or from 10.7 to 11.2.
+  It is not required for minor version upgrades, e.g., from 9.6.2 to 9.6.3
   or from 10.1 to 10.2.
  </para>
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
  <para>
   <application>pg_upgrade</> does its best to
-  make sure the old and new clusters are binary-compatible, e.g.  by
+  make sure the old and new clusters are binary-compatible, e.g.,  by
   checking for compatible compile-time settings, including 32/64-bit
   binaries.  It is important that
   any external modules are also binary compatible, though this cannot
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
     <title>Optionally move the old cluster</title>
 
     <para>
-     If you are using a version-specific installation directory, e.g.
+     If you are using a version-specific installation directory, e.g.,
      <filename>/opt/PostgreSQL/&majorversion;</>, you do not need to move the old cluster. The
      graphical installers all use version-specific installation directories.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-     If your installation directory is not version-specific, e.g.
+     If your installation directory is not version-specific, e.g.,
      <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</>, it is necessary to move the current PostgreSQL install
      directory so it does not interfere with the new <productname>PostgreSQL</> installation.
      Once the current <productname>PostgreSQL</> server is shut down, it is safe to rename the
@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ make prefix=/usr/local/pgsql.new install
 
     <para>
      Install any custom shared object files (or DLLs) used by the old cluster
-     into the new cluster, e.g. <filename>pgcrypto.so</filename>,
+     into the new cluster, e.g., <filename>pgcrypto.so</filename>,
      whether they are from <filename>contrib</filename>
-     or some other source. Do not install the schema definitions, e.g.
+     or some other source. Do not install the schema definitions, e.g.,
      <command>CREATE EXTENSION pgcrypto</>, because these will be upgraded
      from the old cluster.
      Also, any custom full text search files (dictionary, synonym,
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ pg_upgrade.exe
 
       <para>
        Save any configuration files from the old standbys' configuration
-       directories you need to keep, e.g.  <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>
+       directories you need to keep, e.g.,  <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>
        (and any files included by it), <filename>postgresql.auto.conf</filename>,
        <literal>recovery.conf</literal>, <literal>pg_hba.conf</literal>,
        because these will be overwritten or removed in the next step.
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ rsync --archive --delete --hard-links --size-only --no-inc-recursive old_cluster
        on the standby.  The directory structure under the specified
        directories on the primary and standbys must match.  Consult the
        <application>rsync</> manual page for details on specifying the
-       remote directory, e.g.
+       remote directory, e.g.,
 
 <programlisting>
 rsync --archive --delete --hard-links --size-only --no-inc-recursive /opt/PostgreSQL/9.5 \
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ psql --username=postgres --file=script.sql postgres
      <command>pg_upgrade</command> completes. (Automatic deletion is not
      possible if you have user-defined tablespaces inside the old data
      directory.)  You can also delete the old installation directories
-     (e.g. <filename>bin</>, <filename>share</>).
+     (e.g., <filename>bin</>, <filename>share</>).
     </para>
    </step>
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ psql --username=postgres --file=script.sql postgres
    If you are upgrading a pre-<productname>PostgreSQL</> 9.2 cluster
    that uses a configuration-file-only directory, you must pass the
    real data directory location to <application>pg_upgrade</>, and
-   pass the configuration directory location to the server, e.g.
+   pass the configuration directory location to the server, e.g.,
    <literal>-d /real-data-directory -o '-D /configuration-directory'</>.
   </para>
 
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ psql --username=postgres --file=script.sql postgres
    copy with any changes to make it consistent.  (<option>--checksum</>
    is necessary because <command>rsync</> only has file modification-time
    granularity of one second.)  You might want to exclude some
-   files, e.g. <filename>postmaster.pid</>, as documented in <xref
+   files, e.g., <filename>postmaster.pid</>, as documented in <xref
    linkend="backup-lowlevel-base-backup">.  If your file system supports
    file system snapshots or copy-on-write file copies, you can use that
    to make a backup of the old cluster and tablespaces, though the snapshot
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
index fc11aa14a60..aaa7f37f2cf 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
   <para>
    To start <command>postgres</command> with a specific
-   port, e.g. 1234:
+   port, e.g., 1234:
 <screen>
 <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>postgres -p 1234</userinput>
 </screen>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml
index 9ac49a21ef1..617fe3abaec 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ PREPARE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class
    Prepared statements potentially have the largest performance advantage
    when a single session is being used to execute a large number of similar
    statements. The performance difference will be particularly
-   significant if the statements are complex to plan or rewrite, e.g.
+   significant if the statements are complex to plan or rewrite, e.g.,
    if the query involves a join of many tables or requires
    the application of several rules. If the statement is relatively simple
    to plan and rewrite but relatively expensive to execute, the
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ PREPARE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class
 
   <para>
    To examine the query plan <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is using
-   for a prepared statement, use <xref linkend="sql-explain">, e.g.
+   for a prepared statement, use <xref linkend="sql-explain">, e.g.,
    <command>EXPLAIN EXECUTE</>.
    If a generic plan is in use, it will contain parameter symbols
    <literal>$<replaceable>n</></literal>, while a custom plan will have the
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index b903bc11dd9..2f747c4be61 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ EOF
 
   <para>
    <application>psql</application> returns 0 to the shell if it
-   finished normally, 1 if a fatal error of its own occurs (e.g. out of memory,
+   finished normally, 1 if a fatal error of its own occurs (e.g., out of memory,
    file not found), 2 if the connection to the server went bad
    and the session was not interactive, and 3 if an error occurred in a
    script and the variable <varname>ON_ERROR_STOP</varname> was set.
@@ -2768,7 +2768,7 @@ lo_import 152801
           In <literal>latex-longtable</literal> format, this controls
           the proportional width of each column containing a left-aligned
           data type.  It is specified as a whitespace-separated list of values,
-          e.g. <literal>'0.2 0.2 0.6'</>.  Unspecified output columns
+          e.g., <literal>'0.2 0.2 0.6'</>.  Unspecified output columns
           use the last specified value.
           </para>
           </listitem>
@@ -4102,7 +4102,7 @@ testdb=&gt; \set PROMPT1 '%[%033[1;33;40m%]%n@%/%R%[%033[0m%]%# '
     <application>psql</application> starts up. Tab-completion is also
     supported, although the completion logic makes no claim to be an
     <acronym>SQL</acronym> parser.  The queries generated by tab-completion
-    can also interfere with other SQL commands, e.g. <literal>SET
+    can also interfere with other SQL commands, e.g., <literal>SET
     TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL</>.
     If for some reason you do not like the tab completion, you
     can turn it off by putting this in a file named
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-10.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-10.sgml
index 661f3c1048c..0b1f19b2c18 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-10.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-10.sgml
@@ -7389,7 +7389,7 @@ Branch: REL9_4_STABLE [c7b96ba29] 2018-10-10 13:53:03 -0700
 -->
      <para>
       Fix logical decoding to handle cases where a mapped catalog table is
-      repeatedly rewritten, e.g. by <literal>VACUUM FULL</literal>
+      repeatedly rewritten, e.g., by <literal>VACUUM FULL</literal>
       (Andres Freund)
      </para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/replication-origins.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/replication-origins.sgml
index 317ca9a1dfb..0883ca06d05 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/replication-origins.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/replication-origins.sgml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   which is what should be used to refer to the origin across systems, is
   free-form <type>text</type>. It should be used in a way that makes conflicts
   between replication origins created by different replication solutions
-  unlikely; e.g. by prefixing the replication solution's name to it.
+  unlikely; e.g., by prefixing the replication solution's name to it.
   The OID is used only to avoid having to store the long version
   in situations where space efficiency is important. It should never be shared
   across systems.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   manner. Replay progress for all replication origins can be seen in the
   <link linkend="view-pg-replication-origin-status">
    <structname>pg_replication_origin_status</structname>
-  </link> view. An individual origin's progress, e.g. when resuming
+  </link> view. An individual origin's progress, e.g., when resuming
   replication, can be acquired using
   <link linkend="pg-replication-origin-progress"><function>pg_replication_origin_progress()</function></link>
   for any origin or
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   output plugin callbacks (see <xref linkend="logicaldecoding-output-plugin">)
   generated by the session is tagged with the replication origin of the
   generating session.  This allows treating them differently in the output
-  plugin, e.g. ignoring all but locally-originating rows.  Additionally
+  plugin, e.g., ignoring all but locally-originating rows.  Additionally
   the <link linkend="logicaldecoding-output-plugin-filter-origin">
   <function>filter_by_origin_cb</function></link> callback can be used
   to filter the logical decoding change stream based on the
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index ad3d9a97bab..96525f2be87 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
     be migrated in-place from one major <productname>PostgreSQL</>
     version to another.  Upgrades can be performed in minutes,
     particularly with <option>--link</> mode.  It requires steps similar to
-    <application>pg_dumpall</> above, e.g.  starting/stopping the server,
+    <application>pg_dumpall</> above, e.g.,  starting/stopping the server,
     running <application>initdb</>.  The <application>pg_upgrade</> <link
     linkend="pgupgrade">documentation</> outlines the necessary steps.
    </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sepgsql.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sepgsql.sgml
index 6a8d3765a24..d4d990e9b65 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/sepgsql.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/sepgsql.sgml
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ UPDATE t1 SET x = 2, y = md5sum(y) WHERE z = 100;
     commands. <productname>SELinux</> provides a feature to allow trusted
     code to run using a security label different from that of the client,
     generally for the purpose of providing highly controlled access to
-    sensitive data (e.g. rows might be omitted, or the precision of stored
+    sensitive data (e.g., rows might be omitted, or the precision of stored
     values might be reduced).  Whether or not a function acts as a trusted
     procedure is controlled by its security label and the operating system
     security policy.  For example:
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml
index 9a6bd3ddf1b..a78eb789263 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ BETTER: unrecognized node type: 42
     <para>
      Both, macros with arguments and <literal>static inline</>
      functions, may be used. The latter are preferable if there are
-     multiple-evaluation hazards when written as a macro, as e.g. the
+     multiple-evaluation hazards when written as a macro, as e.g., the
      case with
 <programlisting>
 #define Max(x, y)       ((x) > (y) ? (x) : (y))
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ BETTER: unrecognized node type: 42
     </para>
     <para>
      When the definition of an inline function references symbols
-     (i.e. variables, functions) that are only available as part of the
+     (i.e., variables, functions) that are only available as part of the
      backend, the function may not be visible when included from frontend
      code.
 <programlisting>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sslinfo.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sslinfo.sgml
index c949bcf9fa4..b7342475c72 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/sslinfo.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/sslinfo.sgml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     </term>
     <listitem>
     <para>
-     Returns the name of the protocol used for the SSL connection (e.g. TLSv1.0
+     Returns the name of the protocol used for the SSL connection (e.g., TLSv1.0
      TLSv1.1, or TLSv1.2).
     </para>
     </listitem>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <listitem>
     <para>
      Returns the name of the cipher used for the SSL connection
-     (e.g. DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA).
+     (e.g., DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA).
     </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml
index 969a278ec53..a81e9074900 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
      overhead can reduce performance, especially if journaling
      causes file system <emphasis>data</emphasis> to be flushed
      to disk.  Fortunately, data flushing during journaling can
-     often be disabled with a file system mount option, e.g.
+     often be disabled with a file system mount option, e.g.,
      <literal>data=writeback</> on a Linux ext3 file system.
      Journaled file systems do improve boot speed after a crash.
     </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml
index 5e92fa9272e..37ff92ebdee 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@
      Besides <command>SELECT</command> queries, the commands can include data
      modification queries (<command>INSERT</command>,
      <command>UPDATE</command>, and <command>DELETE</command>), as well as
-     other SQL commands. (You cannot use transaction control commands, e.g.
+     other SQL commands. (You cannot use transaction control commands, e.g.,
      <command>COMMIT</>, <command>SAVEPOINT</>, and some utility
-     commands, e.g.  <literal>VACUUM</>, in <acronym>SQL</acronym> functions.)
+     commands, e.g.,  <literal>VACUUM</>, in <acronym>SQL</acronym> functions.)
      However, the final command
      must be a <command>SELECT</command> or have a <literal>RETURNING</>
      clause that returns whatever is
@@ -3363,7 +3363,7 @@ if (!ptr)
         exceptions.  Any exceptions must be caught and appropriate errors
         passed back to the C interface.  If possible, compile C++ with
         <option>-fno-exceptions</> to eliminate exceptions entirely; in such
-        cases, you must check for failures in your C++ code, e.g.  check for
+        cases, you must check for failures in your C++ code, e.g.,  check for
         NULL returned by <function>new()</>.
        </para>
       </listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/xml2.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/xml2.sgml
index 0fd7053a035..6f1f896277a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/xml2.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/xml2.sgml
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ AS t(article_id integer, author text, page_count integer, title text);
    The calling <command>SELECT</> statement doesn't necessarily have to be
    just <literal>SELECT *</> &mdash; it can reference the output
    columns by name or join them to other tables. The function produces a
-   virtual table with which you can perform any operation you wish (e.g.
+   virtual table with which you can perform any operation you wish (e.g.,
    aggregation, joining, sorting etc). So we could also have:
 <programlisting>
 SELECT t.title, p.fullname, p.email