diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseGetAll/CS/nocb_basegetall.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseGetAll/CS/nocb_basegetall.cs
index 64f7e81f99f..0f9f1d13d27 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseGetAll/CS/nocb_basegetall.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseGetAll/CS/nocb_basegetall.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// The following example uses BaseGetAllKeys and BaseGetAllValues to get an array of the keys or an array of the values.
+// The following example uses BaseGetAllKeys and BaseGetAllValues to get an array of the keys or an array of the values.
 // For an expanded version of this example, see the NameObjectCollectionBase class topic.
 
 // <snippet1>
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ public DictionaryEntry this[ int index ]  {
    // Adds elements from an IDictionary into the new collection.
    public MyCollection( IDictionary d )  {
       foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in d )  {
-         this.BaseAdd( (String) de.Key, de.Value );
+         this.BaseAdd( (string) de.Key, de.Value );
       }
    }
 
-   // Gets a String array that contains all the keys in the collection.
+   // Gets a string array that contains all the keys in the collection.
    public String[] AllKeys  {
       get  {
          return( this.BaseGetAllKeys() );
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public Array AllValues  {
       }
    }
 
-   // Gets a String array that contains all the values in the collection.
+   // Gets a string array that contains all the values in the collection.
    public String[] AllStringValues  {
       get  {
          return( (String[]) this.BaseGetAllValues( typeof(System.String) ) );
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public static void Main()  {
 
       // Displays the list of keys.
       Console.WriteLine( "The list of keys:" );
-      foreach ( String s in myCol.AllKeys )  {
+      foreach ( string s in myCol.AllKeys )  {
          Console.WriteLine( "   {0}", s );
       }
 
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ public static void Main()  {
          Console.WriteLine( "   {0}", o.ToString() );
       }
 
-      // Displays the list of values of type String.
-      Console.WriteLine( "The list of values (String):" );
-      foreach ( String s in myCol.AllValues )  {
+      // Displays the list of values of type string.
+      Console.WriteLine( "The list of values (string):" );
+      foreach ( string s in myCol.AllValues )  {
          Console.WriteLine( "   {0}", s );
       }
    }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ The list of values (Object):
    apple
    banana
    pear
-The list of values (String):
+The list of values (string):
    apple
    banana
    pear
diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseHasKeys/CS/nocb_basehaskeys.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseHasKeys/CS/nocb_basehaskeys.cs
index 023943672a0..b3da7768d7f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseHasKeys/CS/nocb_basehaskeys.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseHasKeys/CS/nocb_basehaskeys.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// The following example uses BaseHasKeys to determine if the collection contains keys that are not a null reference.
+// The following example uses BaseHasKeys to determine if the collection contains keys that are not a null reference.
 // For an expanded version of this example, see the NameObjectCollectionBase class topic.
 
 // <snippet1>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public MyCollection()  {
    }
 
    // Adds an entry to the collection.
-   public void Add( String key, Object value )  {
+   public void Add( string key, Object value )  {
       this.BaseAdd( key, value );
    }
 
diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseRemove/CS/nocb_baseremove.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseRemove/CS/nocb_baseremove.cs
index 70fd6e2ae3f..ae00ea0fb16 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseRemove/CS/nocb_baseremove.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseRemove/CS/nocb_baseremove.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// The following example uses BaseRemove and BaseRemoveAt to remove elements from a NameObjectCollectionBase.
+// The following example uses BaseRemove and BaseRemoveAt to remove elements from a NameObjectCollectionBase.
 // For an expanded version of this example, see the NameObjectCollectionBase class topic.
 
 // <snippet1>
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ public DictionaryEntry this[ int index ]  {
    // Adds elements from an IDictionary into the new collection.
    public MyCollection( IDictionary d )  {
       foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in d )  {
-         this.BaseAdd( (String) de.Key, de.Value );
+         this.BaseAdd( (string) de.Key, de.Value );
       }
    }
 
    // Removes an entry with the specified key from the collection.
-   public void Remove( String key )  {
+   public void Remove( string key )  {
       this.BaseRemove( key );
    }
 
diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseSet/CS/nocb_baseset.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseSet/CS/nocb_baseset.cs
index 7a994edbc3d..7534cdd367a 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseSet/CS/nocb_baseset.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseSet/CS/nocb_baseset.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// The following example uses BaseSet to set the value of a specific element.
+// The following example uses BaseSet to set the value of a specific element.
 // For an expanded version of this example, see the NameObjectCollectionBase class topic.
 
 // <snippet1>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public Object this[ int index ]  {
    }
 
    // Gets or sets the value associated with the specified key.
-   public Object this[ String key ]  {
+   public Object this[ string key ]  {
       get  {
          return( this.BaseGet( key ) );
       }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public Object this[ String key ]  {
       }
    }
 
-   // Gets a String array that contains all the keys in the collection.
+   // Gets a string array that contains all the keys in the collection.
    public String[] AllKeys  {
       get  {
          return( this.BaseGetAllKeys() );
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public String[] AllKeys  {
    // Adds elements from an IDictionary into the new collection.
    public MyCollection( IDictionary d )  {
       foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in d )  {
-         this.BaseAdd( (String) de.Key, de.Value );
+         this.BaseAdd( (string) de.Key, de.Value );
       }
    }
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public static void Main()  {
    }
 
    public static void PrintKeysAndValues2( MyCollection myCol )  {
-      foreach ( String s in myCol.AllKeys )  {
+      foreach ( string s in myCol.AllKeys )  {
          Console.WriteLine( "{0}, {1}", s, myCol[s] );
       }
    }
diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.IsReadOnly/CS/nocb_isreadonly.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.IsReadOnly/CS/nocb_isreadonly.cs
index 82d28f35d36..8406939c1f6 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.IsReadOnly/CS/nocb_isreadonly.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.IsReadOnly/CS/nocb_isreadonly.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// The following example creates a read-only collection.
+// The following example creates a read-only collection.
 // For an expanded version of this example, see the NameObjectCollectionBase class topic.
 
 // <snippet1>
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ public DictionaryEntry this[ int index ]  {
    // Adds elements from an IDictionary into the new collection.
    public MyCollection( IDictionary d, Boolean bReadOnly )  {
       foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in d )  {
-         this.BaseAdd( (String) de.Key, de.Value );
+         this.BaseAdd( (string) de.Key, de.Value );
       }
       this.IsReadOnly = bReadOnly;
    }
 
    // Adds an entry to the collection.
-   public void Add( String key, Object value )  {
+   public void Add( string key, Object value )  {
       this.BaseAdd( key, value );
    }
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public static void PrintKeysAndValues( MyCollection myCol )  {
 This code produces the following output.
 
 System.NotSupportedException: Collection is read-only.
-   at System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseAdd(String name, Object value)
+   at System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseAdd(string name, Object value)
    at SamplesNameObjectCollectionBase.Main()
 Read-Only Collection:
 [0] : red, apple
diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase/CS/nameobjectcollectionbase.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase/CS/nameobjectcollectionbase.cs
index 040d2ea51cf..186b653d3a4 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase/CS/nameobjectcollectionbase.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase/CS/nameobjectcollectionbase.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// The following example shows how to implement and use the NameObjectCollectionBase class.
+// The following example shows how to implement and use the NameObjectCollectionBase class.
 
 // <snippet1>
 using System;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public MyCollection()  {
    // Adds elements from an IDictionary into the new collection.
    public MyCollection( IDictionary d, Boolean bReadOnly )  {
       foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in d )  {
-         this.BaseAdd( (String) de.Key, de.Value );
+         this.BaseAdd( (string) de.Key, de.Value );
       }
       this.IsReadOnly = bReadOnly;
    }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public DictionaryEntry this[ int index ]  {
    }
 
    // Gets or sets the value associated with the specified key.
-   public Object this[ String key ]  {
+   public Object this[ string key ]  {
       get  {
          return( this.BaseGet( key ) );
       }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public Object this[ String key ]  {
       }
    }
 
-   // Gets a String array that contains all the keys in the collection.
+   // Gets a string array that contains all the keys in the collection.
    public String[] AllKeys  {
       get  {
          return( this.BaseGetAllKeys() );
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public Array AllValues  {
       }
    }
 
-   // Gets a String array that contains all the values in the collection.
+   // Gets a string array that contains all the values in the collection.
    public String[] AllStringValues  {
       get  {
          return( (String[]) this.BaseGetAllValues( typeof( string ) ));
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ public Boolean HasKeys  {
    }
 
    // Adds an entry to the collection.
-   public void Add( String key, Object value )  {
+   public void Add( string key, Object value )  {
       this.BaseAdd( key, value );
    }
 
    // Removes an entry with the specified key from the collection.
-   public void Remove( String key )  {
+   public void Remove( string key )  {
       this.BaseRemove( key );
    }
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public static void PrintKeysAndValues( MyCollection myCol )  {
 
    // Prints the keys and values using AllKeys.
    public static void PrintKeysAndValues2( MyCollection myCol )  {
-      foreach ( String s in myCol.AllKeys )  {
+      foreach ( string s in myCol.AllKeys )  {
          Console.WriteLine( "{0}, {1}", s, myCol[s] );
       }
    }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public static void PrintKeysAndValues2( MyCollection myCol )  {
 This code produces the following output.
 
 System.NotSupportedException: Collection is read-only.
-   at System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseAdd(String name, Object value)
+   at System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.BaseAdd(string name, Object value)
    at SamplesNameObjectCollectionBase.Main()
 Read-Only Collection:
 [0] : red, apple
diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.collections.specialized.nameobjectcollectionbase.keyscollection/cs/source.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.collections.specialized.nameobjectcollectionbase.keyscollection/cs/source.cs
index 2483db0c27a..512de453ec2 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.collections.specialized.nameobjectcollectionbase.keyscollection/cs/source.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.collections.specialized.nameobjectcollectionbase.keyscollection/cs/source.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public DerivedCollection()  {
    // Adds elements from an IDictionary into the new collection.
    public DerivedCollection( IDictionary d, Boolean bReadOnly )  {
       foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in d )  {
-         this.BaseAdd( (String) de.Key, de.Value );
+         this.BaseAdd( (string) de.Key, de.Value );
       }
       this.IsReadOnly = bReadOnly;
    }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public DictionaryEntry this[ int index ]  {
    }
 
    // Gets or sets the value associated with the specified key.
-   public Object this[ String key ]  {
+   public Object this[ string key ]  {
       get  {
          return( this.BaseGet( key ) );
       }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public Object this[ String key ]  {
       }
    }
 
-   // Gets a String array that contains all the keys in the collection.
+   // Gets a string array that contains all the keys in the collection.
    public String[] AllKeys  {
       get  {
          return( this.BaseGetAllKeys() );
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public Array AllValues  {
       }
    }
 
-   // Gets a String array that contains all the values in the collection.
+   // Gets a string array that contains all the values in the collection.
    public String[] AllStringValues  {
       get  {
          return( (String[]) this.BaseGetAllValues( typeof( string ) ));
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public Boolean HasKeys  {
    }
 
    // Adds an entry to the collection.
-   public void Add( String key, Object value )  {
+   public void Add( string key, Object value )  {
       this.BaseAdd( key, value );
    }
 
    // Removes an entry with the specified key from the collection.
-   public void Remove( String key )  {
+   public void Remove( string key )  {
       this.BaseRemove( key );
    }