Most Dutch children's books contain foul language

12-10-2022

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Most Dutch children's books contain foul language

Most Dutch children's books, 64 per cent, contain foul language. That is the conclusion of the annual investigation from the Dutch Union against Cursing.

Evert van Vlastuin has spent many hours on his couch while reading to his children. Photo CNE.news

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C.S. Lewis. Photo Wikimedia Commons, Aronsyne

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