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@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ as the ["Accept-Language" HTTP header](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/
     results when using Nominatim in the browser versus in a command-line tool
     like wget or curl. The command-line tools
     usually don't send any Accept-Language header, prompting Nominatim
-    to show results in the local language. Browsers on the contratry always
+    to show results in the local language. Browsers on the contrary always
     send the currently chosen browser language.
 
 ### Result restriction
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ results and thus give a preference to some results over others.
 |-----------| ----- | ------- |
 | countrycodes | comma-separated list of country codes | _unset_ |
 
-Filer that limits the search results to one or more countries.
+Filter that limits the search results to one or more countries.
 The country code must be the
 [ISO 3166-1alpha2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) code
 of the country, e.g. `gb` for the United Kingdom, `de` for Germany.
@@ -179,15 +179,17 @@ also excluded when the filter is set.
     This parameter should not be confused with the 'country' parameter of
     the structured query. The 'country' parameter contains a search term
     and will be handled with some fuzziness. The `countrycodes` parameter
-    is a hard filter and as such should be prefered. Having both parameters
+    is a hard filter and as such should be preferred. Having both parameters
     in the same query will work. If the parameters contradict each other,
     the search will come up empty.
 
 | Parameter | Value | Default |
 |-----------| ----- | ------- |
-| layers    | comma-separated list of: `address`, `poi`, `railway`, `natural`, `manmade` | _unset_ (no restriction) |
+| layer     | comma-separated list of: `address`, `poi`, `railway`, `natural`, `manmade` | _unset_ (no restriction) |
 
-The layers filter allows to select places by themes.
+**`[Python-only]`**
+
+The layer filter allows to select places by themes.
 
 The `address` layer contains all places that make up an address:
 address points with house numbers, streets, inhabited places (suburbs, villages,
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ The `railway` layer includes railway infrastructure like tracks.
 Note that in Nominatim's standard configuration, only very few railway
 features are imported into the database.
 
-The `natural` layer collects feautures like rivers, lakes and mountains while
+The `natural` layer collects features like rivers, lakes and mountains while
 the `manmade` layer functions as a catch-all for features not covered by the
 other layers.
 
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ the 'state', 'country' or 'city' part of an address. A featureType of
 settlement selects any human inhabited feature from 'state' down to
 'neighbourhood'.
 
-When featureType ist set, then results are automatically restricted
+When featureType is set, then results are automatically restricted
 to the address layer (see above).
 
 !!! tip
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ to the address layer (see above).
 
 | Parameter | Value | Default |
 |-----------| ----- | ------- |
-| exclude_place_ids | comma-separeted list of place ids |
+| exclude_place_ids | comma-separated list of place ids |
 
 If you do not want certain OSM objects to appear in the search
 result, give a comma separated list of the `place_id`s you want to skip.
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ box. `x` is longitude, `y` is latitude.
 | bounded   | 0 or 1 | 0       |
 
 When set to 1, then it turns the 'viewbox' parameter (see above) into
-a filter paramter, excluding any results outside the viewbox.
+a filter parameter, excluding any results outside the viewbox.
 
 When `bounded=1` is given and the viewbox is small enough, then an amenity-only
 search is allowed. Give the special keyword for the amenity in square