Word list of the Dutch language

It is available in a paper edition and on CD-ROM at a fee; the Dutch Language Union offers a free official internet version of the list.

In 1994 the committee of Ministers of the Dutch Language Union decided that the wordlist of the Green Booklet will be updated every ten years.

The 2005 edition was the first time that Surinamese Dutch words were included; about 500 of them were added as was agreed upon when Suriname joined the Language Union in January 2005.

Opponents claim that the rules are too fuzzy and are changing too fast, causing problems in education.

In December 2005 a number of major Dutch newspapers, magazines and the broadcaster NOS announced that they will boycott the latest edition of the Green Booklet.

They argued that there was way fewer disagreement between the Dutch Language Union and Genootschap Onze Taal, and that the spelling from the Green Booklet was often more logical.