Updating readme

README.md

@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ Laravel MongoDB
 
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-An Eloquent model and Query builder with support for MongoDB, inspired by LMongo, but using the original Laravel methods. *This library extends the original Laravel classes, so it uses exactly the same methods.*
+An Eloquent model and Query builder with support for MongoDB, using the original Laravel API. *This library extends the original Laravel classes, so it uses exactly the same methods.*
 
 ### Upgrading from v1 to v2
 
-In this new version, embedded documents are no longer saved to the parent model using an attribute with a leading underscore. If you have a relation like `embedsMany('Book')`, these books are now stored under `$model['books']` instead of `$model['_books']`. This was changed so that embedded relations are less confusing for new developers.
+In this new version, embedded documents are no longer saved to the parent model using an attribute with a leading underscore. If you have a relation like `embedsMany('Book')`, these books are now stored under `$model['books']` instead of `$model['_books']`. This was changed to make embedded relations less confusing for new developers.
 
-If you want to upgrade to this new version, without having to change all your existing database objects, you can modify your relations to use a local key including the underscore:
+If you want to upgrade to this new version without having to change all your existing database objects, you can modify your embedded relations to use a non-default local key including the underscore:
 
     $this->embedsMany('Book', '_books');
 
-You can see the changelog at https://github.com/jenssegers/laravel-mongodb/releases/tag/v2.0.0
+Read the full changelog at https://github.com/jenssegers/laravel-mongodb/releases/tag/v2.0.0
 
 Installation
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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Tell your model to use the MongoDB model and set the collection (alias for table
 
     }
 
-If you are using a different database driver as the default one, you will need to specify the mongodb connection within your model by changing the `connection` property:
+If you are using a different database driver as the default one, you will need to specify the mongodb connection name within your model by changing the `connection` property:
 
     use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Model as Eloquent;
 
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ This will allow you to use your registered alias like:
 Query Builder
 -------------
 
-The database driver plugs right into the original query builder. When using mongodb connections you will be able to build fluent queries to perform database operations. For your convenience, there is a `collection` alias for `table` as well as some additional mongodb specific operators/operations.
+The database driver plugs right into the original query builder. When using mongodb connections, you will be able to build fluent queries to perform database operations. For your convenience, there is a `collection` alias for `table` as well as some additional mongodb specific operators/operations.
 
-    // With custom connection
-    $user = DB::connection('mongodb')->collection('users')->get();
-
-    // Using default connection
     $users = DB::collection('users')->get();
     $user = DB::collection('users')->where('name', 'John')->first();
 
+If you did not change your default dabatase connection, you will need to specify it when querying.
+
+    $user = DB::connection('mongodb')->collection('users')->get();
+
 Read more about the query builder on http://laravel.com/docs/queries
 
 Schema
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ Other relations are not yet supported, but may be added in the future. Read more
 
 ### EmbedsMany Relations
 
-If you want to embed documents, rather than referencing them, you can use the `embedsMany` relation. This relation is similar to the `hasMany` relation, but embeds the models in the parent object.
+If you want to embed models, rather than referencing them, you can use the `embedsMany` relation. This relation is similar to the `hasMany` relation, but embeds the models inside the parent object.
 
     use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Model as Eloquent;
 
@@ -442,15 +442,15 @@ If you want to embed documents, rather than referencing them, you can use the `e
 
     }
 
-Now we can access the user's books through the dynamic property:
+You access the embedded models through the dynamic property:
 
     $books = User::first()->books;
 
-When using embedded documents, there will also be an inverse relation available:
+The inverse relation is auto*magically* available, you don't need to define this reverse relation.
 
     $user = $book->user;
 
-Inserting and updating embedded documents works just like the `belongsTo` relation:
+Inserting and updating embedded models works similar to the `hasMany` relation:
 
     $book = new Book(array('title' => 'A Game of Thrones'));
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ Inserting and updating embedded documents works just like the `belongsTo` relati
     // or
     $book = $user->books()->create(array('title' => 'A Game of Thrones'))
 
-Modifying and saving embedded documents is as easy as (available since release 2.0.0):
+You can update embedded models using their `save` method (available since release 2.0.0):
 
     $book = $user->books()->first();
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ Modifying and saving embedded documents is as easy as (available since release 2
 
     $book->save();
 
-You can remove an embedded document by using the `destroy()` method on the relation, or the `delete` method on the model (available since release 2.0.0):
+You can remove an embedded model by using the `destroy` method on the relation, or the `delete` method on the model (available since release 2.0.0):
 
     $book = $user->books()->first();
 
@@ -476,23 +476,30 @@ You can remove an embedded document by using the `destroy()` method on the relat
     // or
     $user->books()->destroy($book);
 
-If you want to add or remove embedded documents, without persistence, you can use the `associate` and `dissociate` methods. To write the changes to the database, simply save the parent object:
+If you want to add or remove an embedded model, without touching the database, you can use the `associate` and `dissociate` methods. To eventually write the changes to the database, save the parent object:
 
     $user->books()->associate($book);
 
     $user->save();
 
-Again, you may override the conventional local key by passing a second argument to the embedsMany method:
+Like other relations, embedsMany assumes the local key of the relationship based on the model name. You can override the default local key by passing a second argument to the embedsMany method:
 
     return $this->embedsMany('Book', 'local_key');
 
-Embedded relations will return a Collection of embedded items instead of a query builder. To simulate a more query-like behavior, embedded relations return a modified version of the Collection class with support for the following operations: `where($key, $operator, $value)` and `orderBy($key, $direction)`. This allows you to do query the collection results like this:
+Embedded relations will return a Collection of embedded items instead of a query builder. To allow a more query-like behavior, embedded relations will return a modified version of the Collection class with support for the following operations:
+
+ - where($key, $operator, $value)
+ - orderBy($key, $direction)
+
+This allows you to execute simple queries on the collection results:
 
     $books = $user->books()->where('rating', '>', 5)->orderBy('title')->get();
 
+**Note:** Because embedded models are not stored in a separate collection, you can not query all of embedded models. You will always have to access them through the parent model.
+
 ### EmbedsOne Relations
 
-There is also an EmbedsOne relation, which works similar to the EmbedsMany relation, but only stores one embedded model.
+The embedsOne relation is similar to the EmbedsMany relation, but only embeds a single model.
 
     use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Model as Eloquent;
 
@@ -505,11 +512,11 @@ There is also an EmbedsOne relation, which works similar to the EmbedsMany relat
 
     }
 
-Now we can access the book's author through the dynamic property:
+You access the embedded models through the dynamic property:
 
     $author = Book::first()->author;
 
-Inserting and updating the embedded document works just like the `embedsMany` relation:
+Inserting and updating embedded models works similar to the `hasOne` relation:
 
     $author = new Author(array('name' => 'John Doe'));
 
@@ -519,14 +526,14 @@ Inserting and updating the embedded document works just like the `embedsMany` re
     // or
     $author = $book->author()->create(array('name' => 'John Doe'));
 
-Modifying and saving the embedded document:
+You can update the embedded model using the `save` method (available since release 2.0.0):
 
     $author = $book->author;
 
     $author->name = 'Jane Doe';
     $author->save();
 
-Swapping the embedded document:
+You can replace the embedded model with a new model like this:
 
     $newAuthor = new Author(array('name' => 'Jane Doe'));
     $book->author()->save($newAuthor);
@@ -589,7 +596,7 @@ Optional: if you don't pass a closure to the raw method, the internal MongoColle
 
     $model = User::raw()->findOne(array('age' => array('$lt' => 18)));
 
-The MongoClient and MongoDB objects can be accessed like this:
+The internal MongoClient and MongoDB objects can be accessed like this:
 
     $client = DB::getMongoClient();
     $db = DB::getMongoDB();
@@ -611,7 +618,7 @@ Update or insert a document. Additional options for the update method are passed
 
 **Projections**
 
-You can apply projections to your queries using the `project()` method.
+You can apply projections to your queries using the `project` method.
 
     DB::collection('items')->project(array('tags' => array('$slice' => 1)))->get();