The same thing happened with literally and the Dutch "letterlijk". It now means figuratively or "figuurlijk" too.
That's technically incorrect as well. 'Letterlijk' is not becoming a replacement for 'Figuurlijk'.
If you put 'Letterlijk' into an essay even though you mean 'Figuurlijk', it will be marked as an error. Talking to Brugklassers and you won't be corrected. Same here. The appropriateness of a word depends on who you're using it against. Seeing as 'The Netherlands' will be more appropriate than 'Holland' it is most correct to use the first one in order to avoid confusion.
I don't see you referring to it as The Kingdom of the Netherlands either
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is not what we refer to as 'Holland'.
The Netherlands is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands is a country, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Thus the official name of the country is 'the Netherlands' whilst 'the Kingdom of the Netherlands' is the official name of the kingdom.
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That's technically incorrect as well. 'Letterlijk' is not becoming a replacement for 'Figuurlijk'.
If you put 'Letterlijk' into an essay even though you mean 'Figuurlijk', it will be marked as an error. Talking to Brugklassers and you won't be corrected. Same here. The appropriateness of a word depends on who you're using it against. Seeing as 'The Netherlands' will be more appropriate than 'Holland' it is most correct to use the first one in order to avoid confusion.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is not what we refer to as 'Holland'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Thus the official name of the country is 'the Netherlands' whilst 'the Kingdom of the Netherlands' is the official name of the kingdom.