French language Q&A Forum

In the example above 'Oh là là. Il aime vraiment parler de lui !' why is there no même after lui?  Also the 'Je n'aime que moi ?' why no même ?

I don't understand why we can't use the 

when there is no reference to a duration of time. For example "during that year the letters had been sent"??? This sentence seems like it was a one time action. ???

I'm wondering why mieux is used instead of meilleur when referring to organic ingredients in the statement, "There is nothing better to make the best tarts"?

As per the lesson that's linked on that page, I thought it would fall under "qualifying something as good/better/the best at what it does, i.e. efficient/practical, or good/better/the best in taste (food)".

Is it instead considered to be "making a general statement with être about something or someone being fine/OK/better/the best" ? It would be helpful if the lesson included "Il y a" in addition to être if so.

Thanks in advance for any clarification!

As an alternative to "des aiguilles de pin," can one write "d'aiguilles de pins"?  Or is "des aiguilles" appropriate because (as I suppose is the case)
"aiguilles" are considered uncountable here?  And why "de pin" instead of "de pins"?

This is really confusing: If someone says, "I bought a shirt for him" or "I bought a shirt from him." Do both of these get translated to:

Je lui ai achete une chemise

Please enlighten me. Thank you!