Fast and loose with facts?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="Tweeter">Tweeter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="understatement">understatement</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>, <span word="CNN">CNN</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="news">news</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>”. <span word="Literally">Literally</span>, “<span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="FASTen">FASTen</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="LOOSEn">LOOSEn</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="knotting">knotting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="loosening">loosening</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="deception">deception</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> (<span word="fast">fast</span>) <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nicely">nicely</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Halliwell">Halliwell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="archaic">archaic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>, <span word="proverbs">proverbs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourteenth">fourteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, 1847:</p><p>“<span word="Fast">Fast</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="loose">loose</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="string">string</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spectator">spectator</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="intricate">intricate</span> <span word="folds">folds</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="detach">detach</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>.”</p>
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