Overview
- The eighth De Taalstaat edition of Het Groot Dictee der Nederlandse Taal was broadcast live on NPO Radio 1 from the Deurne library.
- Writer and linguist Wim Daniëls authored a seven-sentence, roughly 250-word text centered on Deurne, which was read by former House Speaker Gerdi Verbeet.
- Frank van Pamelen led the prominent participants with five errors, while listener Suzanne Luiken won overall with three.
- Average error counts were 10 for participating listeners and 20 for the prominent contestants, according to the broadcast results.
- The competition paired 20 public figures with 20 listeners, invited nationwide participation from home or 16 libraries, and was adjudicated by representatives of Genootschap Onze Taal and the Dikke Van Dale.