Flemish broadcaster VRT criticised over use of colloquial Dutch

Flemish broadcaster VRT has come under fire for its use of a more commonly spoken form of the Dutch language, which some say is in violation of language laws that call for news broadcasts to be done in standard Dutch.The Dutch language has a number of dialects with significant differences, as many foreigners attempting to learn it have undoubtedly discovered.Even within Flanders itself, there are substantial differences between cities and provinces, from the 'Antwerps' spoken in Antwerp (which often includes French loan-words) to the West Flemish accent with its different pronunciations and even alternate sentence structures.Between them all…