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[–]Nemacolin 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

The plural is agents provocateurs In French both the adjective and the noun take the plural marker. In English only the noun does, so you might get away with agents provocateur, as in sergeants major. Agent provocateurs set my teeth on edge.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

TIL

[–]Nemacolin 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Me too. I used it wrong and got schooled. “Pardon my French.”