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How do we know which form of adverb has to be used...the one ending in '...ment' or the regular form?

- Marie chante le plus fortement.   V/S   Marie chante le plus fort.

- Jeanne parle le plus doucement.   VS Jeanne parle le plus doux.

- Il conduit le plus lentement.  V/S  Il conduit le plus lent.   

How do we know which form of adverb to use in such situations?

The above quote I think, should have AFTER replaced with BEFORE.

Could anybody help me with the form of the word: 'cochant'?

I have learned third person plural conjugation is cochent, but this word 'cochant' I couldn't find in a dictionary. 

As you know, cocher is infinitive form of verb but what about cochant? Please!

The original context: "Répondez aux questions en cochant la ou less bonne response."

Please help me!

Can someone at least point me to a detailed explanation of when to use Tu. I am 74 and I have assumed nobody will tutoyer me automatically. I would prefer not to tutoyer someone else merely for some hierarchical reason, so I am focusing on the vous form (as does Pimsleur, which I am also using). But, if I go to a French Meet Up in America, will everyone be using Tu? And what about visiting Guadeloupe?

Pouquoi ne pas utiliser " Savez que  vous êtes loin d'etre le seul au lieu de "Sachez que vous êtes loin d'être le seul"? L'utilisation du subjonctif est-elle nécessaire ? 

 Kevin

Could "du coin" substitute for "local" in the context of a local newspaper? 

Hi, um does, "il mange de la glace" mean he eats sone ice cream, or he eats ice cream?

I translated mortgage as "hypothèque" but that wasn't one of the accepted answers. What's the difference between hypothèque and emprunt immobilier?

I want to understand the word order of a demonstrative pronoun AS AN OBJECT (whether or not it is contracted to ça).  It was asked below, "Je l'adore" vs. "J'adore ça" but the point was missed in the answer.  when ÇA is used as an object, it seems to follow the verb, but when le, la, or lui is used, the object pronoun preceeds the verb. 
I've searched Lawless French and googled for this, but have not found anything that specifically addresses this nuance of word order. Please help!