{"id":307,"date":"2020-02-26T15:11:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=307"},"modified":"2022-03-02T22:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T04:06:26","slug":"lent-lent-lint-lindt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/lent-lent-lint-lindt\/","title":{"rendered":"lent, lent, lint &#038; lindt&#8211;strange, ain&#8217;t it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>today is <strong>ash wednesday<\/strong>; the first day of<strong><em>\u00a0lent, <\/em><\/strong><em>a\u00a040 day period o<\/em><em>f sacrifice and spiritual preparation <\/em>on the calendar of many christian churches. believers are preparing for\u00a0<strong>easter sunday\u00a0<\/strong>which celebrates the resurrection of <strong>jesus christ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10587\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ss-160211-lent-jpo-03_fde8228f401501799be1f870c876f0d2.fit-880w-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"boy receiving ashes on forehead for ash wednesday\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ss-160211-lent-jpo-03_fde8228f401501799be1f870c876f0d2.fit-880w-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ss-160211-lent-jpo-03_fde8228f401501799be1f870c876f0d2.fit-880w-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ss-160211-lent-jpo-03_fde8228f401501799be1f870c876f0d2.fit-880w.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>ash wednesday is the first day of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>lent<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><strong>\u00a0<em>(nbcnews.com)<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>robbie williams<\/strong> uses the word in his sarcastic song <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/15823848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>millennium<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/a> and references the tradition of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/give-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>giving something up<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>(abstaining from, quitting) for <em>lent<\/em>.\u00a0listen at 1:05 on the video<\/p>\n<h4>live for liposuction, detox for your rent<br \/>\noverdose for christmas and <em>give it up<\/em> <em>for lent<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robbie Williams - Millennium (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xcWOviMI6Lk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>lent<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is also the irregular past tense and past participle of the verb\u00a0<em><strong>lend.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/i-need-the-money-i-lent-u.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-423\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/i-need-the-money-i-lent-u-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"i need the money i lent u\" width=\"337\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/i-need-the-money-i-lent-u-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/i-need-the-money-i-lent-u.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>this <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/awkward-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">awkward<\/a> request is a funny example of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lend<\/span> in the past<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>lindt<\/strong>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/swederland-aint-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">swiss<\/a>\u00a0chocolate brand is pronounced the same way too.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/belly-button-lint.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10588\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/what-is-belly-button-lint-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"picking lint out of a belly button\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/what-is-belly-button-lint-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/what-is-belly-button-lint-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/what-is-belly-button-lint-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lindt-chocolate-bars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-427\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lindt-chocolate-bars-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lindt-chocolate-bars.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lindt-chocolate-bars-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lindt-chocolate-bars-175x175.jpg 175w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lindt-chocolate-bars-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>gross belly button fuzz is pronounced the same as the\u00a0delicious brand of chocolate (getty)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">finally,\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>lint<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #000000;\">the fuzzy material that collects in dryers, pockets and belly buttons<\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0has\u00a0the same pronunciation as well. \u00a0it doesn&#8217;t happen\u00a0often, or maybe it had never happened before and will never happen again, but <em>lint<\/em> made it into headlines during the nba playoffs in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2936\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2936 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lint-brush.jpg\" alt=\"lint brush. not lent brush.\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lint-brush.jpg 220w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/lint-brush-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a\u00a0lint brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">rapper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/hotline-bling-english-practice-from-a-drake-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>drake<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>was seen\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #000000;\">lint-brushing<\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0his pants courtside at game 2 of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>toronto\u00a0raptors<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\/<\/span><strong>brooklyn nets<\/strong>\u00a0nba playoff series in 2014. \u00a0it was heavily reported in the media.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 758px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-307-1\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/drake-lint-brush.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/drake-lint-brush.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/drake-lint-brush.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>do u observe <em>lent<\/em>? could\u00a0u <em>give up<\/em> <em>lindt<\/em>\u00a0chocolate for 40 days? have u ever <em>lint-brushed<\/em> in public? post your experiences under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>today is ash wednesday; the first day of\u00a0lent, a\u00a040 day period of sacrifice and spiritual preparation on 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