Everyone is Saying the F word

How Competition Expands Our Language

Alex Lewis
WRITING BOYS
Published in
6 min readApr 2, 2024

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“Show me my opponent” — Lil Wayne

“Once I get between those lines, there’s no friends.” — Angel Reese

I used to live with a guy who, every year, takes off work the first two days of March Madness. I had always envied how he could sit at the bar all day, hang with a revolving door of friends coming in…

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Alex Lewis
WRITING BOYS

Essayist based in Columbus, Ohio. I write about things I love & the people and moments that have shaped me.