Flesh & bone by the telephone14h ago
Depeche Mode implies the existence of other modes, but I don't speak any French so I don't know what they are.
Show threadđŸ”„CassandrađŸ”„

@minego Well you didn't actually ask but I'll theorize anyway. :D

"Depeche" is basically hurry up. So you'd probably at least have a "slow down" mode. Which is ralentir, which conjugates less tidily than dĂ©pĂȘcher. Could be ralentis / ralentit / ralentisse mode.

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Show threadFlesh & bone by the telephone14h ago

@Cassandra Based on my VERY limited understanding, that makes sense. I've been told that it translates literally as "fashion dispatch", but that the meaning is closer to "fast fashion" or "trending fashion".

I'm sure none of those are entirely accurate, but the stories about the band always seem to imply the "trending fashion" meaning was their intent.

So, maybe the other modes are boring fashion and dated fashion?

Show threadFlesh & bone by the telephone14h ago
@Cassandra My knowledge of fashion is nearly as complete as my knowledge of French though
Show threadđŸ”„CassandrađŸ”„14h ago
@minego Hmm. So then in contrast something more like vintage or classic or artisanal?
Show threadSean Coates12h ago
@Cassandra @gizmomathboy @minego tl;dr meme culture en français requires the consultation of one’s Bescherelle.
Show threadgizmomathboy, FC12h ago
@sean @Cassandra @minego wait, what does a mother sauce have to do with this? ;-)
Show threadđŸ”„CassandrađŸ”„11h ago
@gizmomathboy Why is it a “mother” sauce?
Show threadgizmomathboy, FC9h ago

@Cassandra I'm purposely misreading Bescherelle as béchamel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9chamel_sauce

BĂ©chamel sauce - Wikipedia

Show threadđŸ”„CassandrađŸ”„9h ago
@gizmomathboy Ah. I knew it was a joke about bĂ©chamel; I did not know that bĂ©chamel is categorized as a “mother” sauce. I thought maybe you were focusing on the “elle” part of the word, but that’s just “she,” not “mother” (mĂšre).