law of hobson-jobson

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law of Hobson-Jobson

The rule that words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language

Tommy-axe. A corruption of tomahawk: an instance of the law of Hobson-Jobson (q.v.).

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law of hob·son-job·son