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The Struggle to Establish Dutch as the Language of Business in Flanders
11 March 2026
Dutch had been the official language in Flemish education and local government for years, but it was not until 1973 that companies completely dropped French as their working language. This was largely due to the lobbying efforts of two very determined figures.
Why the Final Word on Gender and Language Is Not Yet Said
4 April 2023
In August 2022, the Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) published a set of language recommendations on gender-sensitive language. In doing so, they were responding to an influx of questions to language advisory services: questions about pronouns, but also about issues that have been around for much lon
Multilingualism Has Always Been Our Strength
1 March 2022
Various languages have always circulated in the Low Countries; a situation we have often used to our advantage. That is one of the conclusions of Vertalen in de Nederlanden: een cultuurgeschiedenis (Translation in the Low Countries), a monumental book that not only sheds light on the flourishing tra


