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JPod Word of the Day - Cake

Although the original purpose of the Nonnative Nihongo Blog is for studying Japanese, I thought that some of the references would also be of used to English language learners, too:

Phrases related to the word "cake": http://bit.ly/fAjQWH

Named After

Today's English tip is:

• something is/was named after something/someone
• ～の名前が付けられる
• ～にちなんで名付けられた
• ～の名を取って名付けられた
• ～名物にちなんでいます
• ～の名をとって命名されている
• ～にちなんで名づけられました

Here are some examples:

• The Toyota Motor Corporation was named after its founder, Sakichi Toyoda.
• Adobe is named after a creek behind the founder’s house, called Adobe Creek.
• Honda Motors was named after its founder, Soichiro Honda.
• The Richter scale is named after its inventor, Charles F. Richter.
• The Eiffel Tower is named after its designer, the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
• Curium is named after Marie Currie.
• The Ferris wheel was named after an American engineer, George Washington Gale Ferris.
• Washington D.C. is named after the first U.S. president, George Washington.
• The state of Utah is named after the local native Americans, the Ute tribe.

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References:

1. 英辞郎 第五版 
2. 新和英大辞典　第5版 ― 並装 
3. Casio Ex-Word 電子辞書

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Phonics Practice for the "ingk" Pronunciation

Practice words for the ĭngk pronunciation.

1. blink（目をぱちくりする）
2. drink（飲む）
3. link（つなぎ・リンク）
4. mink（ミンク）
5. pink (ピンク）
6. shrink（小さくなる）
7. sink（沈む・流し・洗面台）
8. slink（こそこそ歩く）
9. stink（いやな匂いがする）
10. think（考える・思う）
11. wink（ウインク）

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Reference(s):

1. 新和英大辞典　第5版 ― 並装

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アンミ英会話教室
２３４－００５３神奈川県横浜市港南区日野中央２－６－３パークサイド日野１０２号
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