At the end of a ride I appreciate this horse's stamina, but at the beginning of the ride I could do without his excessive spiritedness.

Also, the late 19th century development of more Thames-side gas works led to a resurgence of the sea trade from the North East.

Receptive language is the phrases and vocabulary that we understand, whereas expressive language is what we actually use.

With DVDs steadily joining VHS cassettes as extinct technology, what has become of the fun, insightful mixed bag that movie fans came to know as bonus features — the audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, bloopers, deleted scenes and alternate endings?