Once again it’s time to hunt down the jargon of the year. In the past twelve months, have you spotted an official document that made you gasp, laugh, or groan? Was there a government resolution you could understand only with a dictionary? Did some bureaucrat force you to wrestle with a badly-chosen neologism? Here’s your chance to fight back: send your suggestions for jargon of the year, along with your name or a pseudonym. Deadline is the end of May. You can submit your nominees via Twitter, Facebook or by e-mail to info@yksityinenkielitoimisto.net. From the nominees, we’ll select three to five finalists. On June 9th, participants at the Finnish Consulting Group’s annual forum will choose the winner. This playful contest is meant to focus attention on public sector language in general, not to bully the individual author who’s struggling with officialese. It’s going to be a tough competition–this has been a good year for gobbledygook!