Dutchman wins this year’s Great Dictation

The 20th edition of the Groot Dictee der Nederlandse Taal, a dictation competition which takes place every year in the Netherlands and Belgium, has been won by an administrative worker from Eindhoven.


Hans Bliek made seven mistakes in the text, which was specially written for the contest by writer Gerrit Komrij.
The average number of mistakes made by celebrity and ordinary contestants at the live event was 29.
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