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Don't bother with the 350, you would hit quite serious traffic between 9 and 10AM. In addition, the 350 is not a dedicated airport bus for travellers, it calls at many locations in the airport zone (freight terminals, warehouses, office parks); so unless you have a quirky passion for such areas...
To other stations in Brussels, yes; but not to other stations in Belgium. For the latter, you must buy a specific extra: http://www.eurostar.com/be-en/faq/your-destination/buying-any-belgian-station-ticket-the-uk
Well then I can sum up the four possibilities, only considering the prices of an outward journey, and supposing that there actually is a ticket check between Dourges and Lille (frankly, and sadly, the odds are not that high, but that's another matter).
- you enjoy betting and you try your luck...
This is indeed the correct pronunciation when spelling out letters, but FIP can also be pronounced as an acronym ("feep", like in "weep" but with an F at the beginning.)
So my comments on the subject on on-board ticket sales in France and more specifically for the OP's journey:
- As general rule, on-board ticket sales are not the norm in France unless boarding from an unstaffed station with no ticketing facilities.
- It is however possible to buy on board...
Your efforts at using French are commendable but, in France, the use of the imperative "regarde !" at the singular second person would make you sound a tad impolite when addressing an unknown person and even aggressive when addressing a person in an official position such as a train guard. It...
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