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The word of the week is The Jargon Contest 2014.

5.5.2014

Once again we’re looking for the worst jargon of the year, so send us your favorite examples of impenetrable government writing. This competition welcomes the documents you love to hate: we’re looking for public-sector writing that’s unclear or incomprehensible to the average citizen. From the nominations we receive, we’ll select three finalists, and on June 11 the audience at the Finnish Consulting Group’s Forum will select the winner. You can submit your nomination anonymously, and we won’t reveal the name of the piece’s author–the purpose of the contest is to draw attention to governmental writing in general. In recent years, winners have included agendas and reports, but baffling instructions have also been popular. Send the best of the worst to info@yksityinenkielitoimisto.net or share it with the Language Police on Twitter and Facebook by Friday, June 6. Those who submit nominations will receive a chance to win one of our books.

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