Editing Dutch Language Union (section)

==Word list==
[[File:Groene Boekje 1954.png|thumb|''Groene Boekje'' (1954)]]

An important change that was carried out by the Dutch Language Union was the [[History of Dutch orthography#The spelling reform of 1996 .28The Netherlands and Flanders.29|modification]] of [[Dutch orthography]] in 1995, regarding in particular the writing of the [[interfix]] ''-n'' in many [[Compound (linguistics)|compounds]]. Among the Union's publications is the well-known [[Word list of the Dutch language]] (''Woordenlijst Nederlandse taal''), commonly known as the “''Groene boekje''” ("''Green booklet''", because of its distinctive green colour). The green booklet is the official orthographic and grammatical reference of the Dutch language. It is laid out like a vocabulary, including plural forms and spelling but without actual word definitions.

The most recent version of the Green Booklet appeared on 13 October 2015. Its content does not differ from the previous version of 2005, which included a somewhat controversial spelling reform that was not received well in general because a part of the spelling reforms of 1996 was changed again. In December 2005, most of the Dutch mainstream media announced a boycott. In August 2006, they released a 'White book' as their own, subtly different guideline. Currently these two spellings are both in use, sometimes confusing people; the 'green' one is used by schools and officials, the 'white' one by papers, magazines and television stations.

In Belgium, on the other hand, the spelling reform was generally accepted without protest.