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Emma says "je crains que ce ne soit un peu trop bruyant pour moi". I understand that this is an example of the 'ne explétif', where the 'ne' does not mean 'not', but is a more 'old-fashioned' form of expression, used with phrases like je crains que, avant que, à moins que, etc. It was explained to me that it is optional in modern French, and not commonly used.  In which case, would it be likely that Emma would use it in this context?  Or is it there just to provide an example of this concept?  (i.e. should we use it or can we safely ignore it when speaking?)  

le vin is masculine so we should use du vin instead of de i need clarity on this please

In this text the question used “te plait…” and the answer was “j’aime…” Why? What is the general rule? Thanks!

Why does the text switch from using 'nous' and 'on'  as in 'ce qui nous ferait une nuit de plus à la belle étoile/on fera les courses'

In the alternative translations, where nous is used, on was not an option. How do you know when to use nous and when to use on?

I put douée - is there any reason why talentueuse was the preferred translation of 'talented'? 

The only thing I see is there is what about there are

Hello,

I am just wondering why the "ne" is included in the above mentioned phrase "Je crains que vous ne conduisiez trop vite" whish is translated to "I am worried you are driving too fast"? I thought ne was meant to denote a negative, implying something more like "I am worried you are not driving too fast"? 

What am I missing?

Thank you!

Ben