We're big fans of clear, straightforward language here at Springbox, but every once in a while one of us lets a piece of corporate jargon pass our lips. We decided to get something good out of our verbal transgressions and charge offenders per foul—you say an obnoxious corporate buzzword, you put money in the box. We're donating the proceeds to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. 

So watch your mouths, Springboxers, or have your dollar bills handy. Here are some resources for keeping it clean around the office:

• Unsuck It
  The folks at Mule Design ask, “What terrible business jargon do you need unsucked?” Type in your buzzword, they'll give you a replacement. They also have a good (but infrequently updated) blog, Necessary Trouble. (If there's an ancestor of Unsuck It would be have to be George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language.”)
  
  
• Center For Plain Language
  ”The Center for Plain Language wants government and business documents to be clear and understandable.” Lots of great information on their website. Check out their blog, where the most recent post makes a case for plain language as part of web usability. (Even the federal government is getting in on the plain language movement with PlainLanguage.gov.)
  
  
• Economist Alfred E. Kahn's 1977 Memo
  “If you can’t explain what you’re doing in plain English, you’re probably doing something wrong.” Sent to his colleagues at the Civil Aeronautics Board, this memo is still a huge inspiration today. Should be posted on all cubicles, everywhere.

What corporate buzzwords would you put on your naughty list? Tell us in the comments below, and feel free to borrow the idea and start a buzzwords box at your office.