Van Dale to publish censored dictionary
Dictionary publisher Van Dale is to produce a censored version of its primary school dictionaries aimed at orthodox Christian schools. The new dictionary, produced at the request of five schools from the Bible belt town of Staphorst, has scrapped 200 swear words and obscenities from its traditional version.
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