diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs
index 42a6c059..40556f12 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JTokenReaderTest.cs
@@ -614,5 +614,117 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Linq
             Assert.AreEqual(null, reader.ValueType);
             Assert.AreEqual(null, reader.Value);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void InitialPath_PropertyBase_PropertyToken()
+        {
+            JObject o = new JObject
+            {
+                { "prop1", true }
+            };
+
+            JTokenReader reader = new JTokenReader(o, "baseprop");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop.prop1", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop.prop1", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsFalse(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void InitialPath_ArrayBase_PropertyToken()
+        {
+            JObject o = new JObject
+            {
+                { "prop1", true }
+            };
+
+            JTokenReader reader = new JTokenReader(o, "[0]");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0].prop1", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0].prop1", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsFalse(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void InitialPath_PropertyBase_ArrayToken()
+        {
+            JArray a = new JArray
+            {
+                1, 2
+            };
+
+            JTokenReader reader = new JTokenReader(a, "baseprop");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop[0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop[1]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsFalse(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("baseprop", reader.Path);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void InitialPath_ArrayBase_ArrayToken()
+        {
+            JArray a = new JArray
+            {
+                1, 2
+            };
+
+            JTokenReader reader = new JTokenReader(a, "[0]");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0][0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0][1]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+
+            Assert.IsFalse(reader.Read());
+            Assert.AreEqual("[0]", reader.Path);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs
index a0ea088b..16196a5a 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Bson/BsonWriter.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json array.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON array.
         /// </summary>
         public override void WriteStartArray()
         {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json object.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         public override void WriteStartObject()
         {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Bson
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the property name of a name/value pair on a Json object.
+        /// Writes the property name of a name/value pair on a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">The name of the property.</param>
         public override void WritePropertyName(string name)
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonException.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonException.cs
index edf123e5..7072ffd3 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonException.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonException.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities;
 namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs during Json serialization or deserialization.
+    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs during JSON serialization or deserialization.
     /// </summary>
 #if !(NETFX_CORE || PORTABLE40 || PORTABLE)
     [Serializable]
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReaderException.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReaderException.cs
index 034a7e5a..bd871062 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReaderException.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReaderException.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities;
 namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs while reading Json text.
+    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs while reading JSON text.
     /// </summary>
 #if !(NETFX_CORE || PORTABLE || PORTABLE40)
     [Serializable]
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializationException.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializationException.cs
index 2c1099f7..5680a541 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializationException.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializationException.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ using System.Text;
 namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs during Json serialization or deserialization.
+    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs during JSON serialization or deserialization.
     /// </summary>
 #if !(NETFX_CORE || PORTABLE40 || PORTABLE)
     [Serializable]
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
index 10c42978..c8cb112b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Get or set how <see cref="DateTime"/> and <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/> values are formatting when writing JSON text.
+        /// Get or set how <see cref="DateTime"/> and <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/> values are formatted when writing JSON text, and the expected date format when reading JSON text.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual string DateFormatString
         {
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes the Json structure contained by the specified <see cref="JsonReader"/>.
+        /// Deserializes the JSON structure contained by the specified <see cref="JsonReader"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="JsonReader"/> that contains the JSON structure to deserialize.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Object"/> being deserialized.</returns>
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes the Json structure contained by the specified <see cref="StringReader"/>
+        /// Deserializes the JSON structure contained by the specified <see cref="StringReader"/>
         /// into an instance of the specified type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="TextReader"/> containing the object.</param>
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes the Json structure contained by the specified <see cref="JsonReader"/>
+        /// Deserializes the JSON structure contained by the specified <see cref="JsonReader"/>
         /// into an instance of the specified type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="JsonReader"/> containing the object.</param>
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes the Json structure contained by the specified <see cref="JsonReader"/>
+        /// Deserializes the JSON structure contained by the specified <see cref="JsonReader"/>
         /// into an instance of the specified type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="JsonReader"/> containing the object.</param>
@@ -810,10 +810,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the Json structure
+        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
         /// to a <c>Stream</c> using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>. 
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="textWriter">The <see cref="TextWriter"/> used to write the Json structure.</param>
+        /// <param name="textWriter">The <see cref="TextWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
         public void Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, object value)
         {
@@ -821,10 +821,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the Json structure
+        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
         /// to a <c>Stream</c> using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>. 
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="jsonWriter">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> used to write the Json structure.</param>
+        /// <param name="jsonWriter">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
         /// <param name="objectType">
         /// The type of the value being serialized.
@@ -837,10 +837,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the Json structure
+        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
         /// to a <c>Stream</c> using the specified <see cref="TextWriter"/>. 
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="textWriter">The <see cref="TextWriter"/> used to write the Json structure.</param>
+        /// <param name="textWriter">The <see cref="TextWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
         /// <param name="objectType">
         /// The type of the value being serialized.
@@ -853,10 +853,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the Json structure
+        /// Serializes the specified <see cref="Object"/> and writes the JSON structure
         /// to a <c>Stream</c> using the specified <see cref="JsonWriter"/>. 
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="jsonWriter">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> used to write the Json structure.</param>
+        /// <param name="jsonWriter">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> used to write the JSON structure.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The <see cref="Object"/> to serialize.</param>
         public void Serialize(JsonWriter jsonWriter, object value)
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializerSettings.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializerSettings.cs
index 96949e6d..089729c4 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializerSettings.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializerSettings.cs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Get or set how <see cref="DateTime"/> and <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/> values are formatting when writing JSON text.
+        /// Get or set how <see cref="DateTime"/> and <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/> values are formatted when writing JSON text, and the expected date format when reading JSON text.
         /// </summary>
         public string DateFormatString
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
index 26605612..2fdd8372 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json object.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         public override void WriteStartObject()
         {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json array.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON array.
         /// </summary>
         public override void WriteStartArray()
         {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the property name of a name/value pair on a Json object.
+        /// Writes the property name of a name/value pair on a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">The name of the property.</param>
         public override void WritePropertyName(string name)
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs
index 5e1e47f6..aa93ce28 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ using System.Text;
 namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Specifies the type of Json token.
+    /// Specifies the type of JSON token.
     /// </summary>
     public enum JsonToken
     {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
index b6de6925..689a5652 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json object.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void WriteStartObject()
         {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the end of a Json object.
+        /// Writes the end of a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void WriteEndObject()
         {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json array.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON array.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void WriteStartArray()
         {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the end of the current Json object or array.
+        /// Writes the end of the current JSON object or array.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void WriteEnd()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriterException.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriterException.cs
index a955e222..4ed62c1a 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriterException.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriterException.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ using System.Text;
 namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs while reading Json text.
+    /// The exception thrown when an error occurs while reading JSON text.
     /// </summary>
 #if !(NETFX_CORE || PORTABLE40 || PORTABLE)
     [Serializable]
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
index 726bd02a..349ecad2 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenReader.cs
@@ -348,8 +348,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
                         return _initialPath;
 
-                    if (_initialPath.EndsWith(']')
-                        || path.StartsWith('['))
+                    if (path.StartsWith('['))
                         path = _initialPath + path;
                     else
                         path = _initialPath + "." + path;
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
index bbe985b8..a2dfbe86 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json object.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         public override void WriteStartObject()
         {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the beginning of a Json array.
+        /// Writes the beginning of a JSON array.
         /// </summary>
         public override void WriteStartArray()
         {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Writes the property name of a name/value pair on a Json object.
+        /// Writes the property name of a name/value pair on a JSON object.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">The name of the property.</param>
         public override void WritePropertyName(string name)