diff --git a/content/en/functions/collections/Dictionary.md b/content/en/functions/collections/Dictionary.md
index f46b02e75..2ac875d28 100644
--- a/content/en/functions/collections/Dictionary.md
+++ b/content/en/functions/collections/Dictionary.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: collections.Dictionary
-description: Creates a map from a list of key and value pairs.
+description: Returns a map composed of the given key-value pairs.
 categories: []
 keywords: []
 action:
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ action:
   related:
     - functions/collections/Slice
   returnType: mapany
-  signatures: ['collections.Dictionary KEY VALUE [VALUE...]']
+  signatures: ['collections.Dictionary [VALUE...]']
 aliases: [/functions/dict]
 ---
 
+Specify the key-value pairs as individual arguments:
+
 ```go-html-template
 {{ $m := dict "a" 1 "b" 2 }}
 ```
@@ -25,6 +27,12 @@ The above produces this data structure:
 }
 ```
 
+To create an empty map:
+
+```go-html-template
+{{ $m := dict }}
+```
+
 
 Note that the `key` can be either a `string` or a `string slice`. The latter is useful to create a deeply nested structure, e.g.:
 
@@ -43,26 +51,3 @@ The above produces this data structure:
   }
 }
 ```
-
-## Pass values to a partial template
-
-The partial below creates an SVG and expects `fill`, `height` and `width` from the caller:
-
-### Partial definition
-
-{{< code file=layouts/partials/svgs/external-links.svg >}}
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
-fill="{{ .fill }}" width="{{ .width }}" height="{{ .height }}" viewBox="0 0 32 32" aria-label="External Link">
-<path d="M25.152 16.576v5.696q0 2.144-1.504 3.648t-3.648 1.504h-14.848q-2.144 0-3.648-1.504t-1.504-3.648v-14.848q0-2.112 1.504-3.616t3.648-1.536h12.576q0.224 0 0.384 0.16t0.16 0.416v1.152q0 0.256-0.16 0.416t-0.384 0.16h-12.576q-1.184 0-2.016 0.832t-0.864 2.016v14.848q0 1.184 0.864 2.016t2.016 0.864h14.848q1.184 0 2.016-0.864t0.832-2.016v-5.696q0-0.256 0.16-0.416t0.416-0.16h1.152q0.256 0 0.416 0.16t0.16 0.416zM32 1.152v9.12q0 0.48-0.352 0.8t-0.8 0.352-0.8-0.352l-3.136-3.136-11.648 11.648q-0.16 0.192-0.416 0.192t-0.384-0.192l-2.048-2.048q-0.192-0.16-0.192-0.384t0.192-0.416l11.648-11.648-3.136-3.136q-0.352-0.352-0.352-0.8t0.352-0.8 0.8-0.352h9.12q0.48 0 0.8 0.352t0.352 0.8z"></path>
-</svg>
-{{< /code >}}
-
-### Partial call
-
-The `fill`, `height` and `width` values can be stored in one object with `dict` and passed to the partial:
-
-{{< code file=layouts/_default/list.html >}}
-{{ partial "svgs/external-links.svg" (dict "fill" "#01589B" "width" 10 "height" 20 ) }}
-{{< /code >}}
-
-[partials]: /templates/partials/
diff --git a/content/en/functions/collections/KeyVals.md b/content/en/functions/collections/KeyVals.md
index 9f1bd1745..1dfd2bc38 100644
--- a/content/en/functions/collections/KeyVals.md
+++ b/content/en/functions/collections/KeyVals.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ action:
   related:
     - methods/pages/Related
   returnType: types.KeyValues
-  signatures: [collections.KeyVals KEY VALUES...]
+  signatures: [collections.KeyVals KEY VALUE...]
 aliases: [/functions/keyvals]
 ---
 
diff --git a/content/en/functions/collections/Querify.md b/content/en/functions/collections/Querify.md
index ea0434fc5..07e27bd7e 100644
--- a/content/en/functions/collections/Querify.md
+++ b/content/en/functions/collections/Querify.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: collections.Querify
-description: Takes a set or slice of key-value pairs and returns a query string to be appended to URLs.
+description: Returns a URL query string composed of the given key-value pairs.
 categories: []
 keywords: []
 action:
@@ -9,24 +9,29 @@ action:
     - functions/go-template/urlquery.md
   returnType: string
   signatures:
-    - collections.Querify VALUE [VALUE...]
-    - collections.Querify COLLECTION
+    - collections.Querify [VALUE...]
 aliases: [/functions/querify]
 ---
 
-`querify` takes a set or slice of key-value pairs and returns a [query string](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string) that can be appended to a URL.
+Specify the key-value pairs as individual arguments, or as a slice. The following are equivalent:
 
-The following examples create a link to a search results page on Google.
 
 ```go-html-template
-<a href="https://www.google.com?{{ (querify "q" "test" "page" 3) | safeURL }}">Search</a>
-
-{{ $qs := slice "q" "test" "page" 3 }}
-<a href="https://www.google.com?{{ (querify $qs) | safeURL }}">Search</a>
+{{ collections.Querify "a" 1 "b" 2 }}
+{{ collections.Querify (slice "a" 1 "b" 2) }}
 ```
 
-Both of these examples render the following HTML:
+To append a query string to a URL:
+
+```go-html-template
+{{ $qs := collections.Querify "a" 1 "b" 2 }}
+{{ $href := printf "https://example.org?%s" $qs }}
+
+<a href="{{ $href }}">Link</a>
+```
+
+Hugo renders this to:
 
 ```html
-<a href="https://www.google.com?page=3&q=test">Search</a>
+<a href="https://example.org?a=1&amp;b=2">Link</a>
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/functions/collections/Slice.md b/content/en/functions/collections/Slice.md
index 56c068d4b..385f9b658 100644
--- a/content/en/functions/collections/Slice.md
+++ b/content/en/functions/collections/Slice.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: collections.Slice
-description: Creates a slice of all passed arguments.
+description: Returns a slice composed of the given values.
 categories: []
 keywords: []
 action:
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ action:
   related:
     - functions/collections/Dictionary
   returnType: any
-  signatures: [collections.Slice ITEM...]
+  signatures: ['collections.Slice [VALUE...]']
 aliases: [/functions/slice]
 ---
 
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ aliases: [/functions/slice]
 {{ $s := slice "a" "b" "c" }}
 {{ $s }} → [a b c]
 ```
+
+To create an empty slice:
+
+```go-html-template
+{{ $s := slice }}
+```