I think it was Paul Fussell who wrote about the most versatile word in the English language, in his book Wartime, which was a follow-on to The Great War and Modern Memory.
Fussell was a pretty cranky guy, so I think he would appreciate this scene. I know I sure do after watching Hopkins lacrosse drop their last two games.
Every iteration of the magic word is...different. Somewhere out there, there's a linguistics student who needs to deconstruct this scene!
That said, even I have to issue a language alert for this clip...
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