French language Q&A Forum

I am confused as to which phrases are acceptable in current lingo. For examples, "bartoter dans le marché boursier" for dabble in the stock market. Is this completely wrong? If so, why?

Is "faire les classes" wrong for learn the ropes?

The dictionary that I looked at used "examiner" for review; others used "revoir"

Finally, I am mystified as to why "une hypothèque" is not given as an option for mortgage. This is a word I heard most often when I lived in France. 

Hi, one of the text options is “La ville ne sera seulement à quelque pas de la plage”. Should the “ne” be there, or has it been inserted incorrectly?

Hi, I used  "Je sais que l'on ne pourrait pas visiter tous les pays" - it was not correct BUT is it gramatically correct?

From Lawless page:

After lorsque, puisque, and que, using l’on avoids the contraction and thus pronouncing (even silently inside your head) what sounds like the offensive word con.

- j'ai besoin que tu inclines un peu ta tablette ver le bas,

Is there a rule regarding the position of 'un peu' in the above sentence?

I put it at the end but none of the examples placed it there.