It’s time to hunt down the jargon of the year. This year, we’re especially interested in sentences that illustrate typical shortcomings in governmental documents. For the contest, we see it as an advantage if a sentence includes
- long compound words
- loanwords and abbreviations
- complex sentence structures
- attribute chains over three words
- abstract and ambiguous expressions
- passive voice ”expressed by the official”.
Send that counterproductive language to the Jargon Contest. Your suggestion could be chosen as Jargon of the Year during the FCG forum on June 7th. The contest is good-humored; its purpose is to focus attention on public sector language. Please send your nominees by the end of May. You can submit them by e-mail at info@yksityityinenkielitoimisto.net, share them with @Rsuominen on Twitter, or use the Language Police Facebook site. Happy jargon hunting!