Re: USAGE: Betreft: USAGE: surname prefixes

Matt Pearson wrote:

> those who could only afford to pay a little were given insulting or
> ugly names, such as Schmutz ("Dirt") and Eselkopf ("Ass-Head").
Just so.  One Schweisshund was asked whether he did not pay enough;
his reply was "You have no idea how much I had to pay for the 'w'!"

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