Consequently, the name'ABN' (with Beschaafd meaning cultivated, educated) was also criticised, and from then on, they used the name Algemeen Nederlands (AN) to refer to standard Dutch.
Consequently, the name'ABN' (with Beschaafd meaning cultivated, educated) was also criticised as demeaning and stratifying. From then on, they (whomever they were) used the name "Algemeen Nederlands" (AN) to refer to standard Dutch.