• "Integration," which is like trying to merge into the Chicago loop during rush hour. --Lori MacVittie

• "Ducks in a row." Everyone knows ducks walk in a row without any assistance. --Amy Lipton

• "Pre-<whatever>" as in prebriefing, preinstallation. Does preboarding the plane mean that I get on the plane before I get on the plane? --Robert Kohlepp

• "All words with caps in the middle." I have a hard enough time spelling as it is without having to worry about extra caps in vendor product names. EnOugh AlReaDy! --Peter Morrisey

• Titles that begin with the letter "C," as in chief marketing officer and chief hacking officer. Why not replace "chief" with "supreme" and get it over with? --Greg Shipley

• "At the end of the day." This is nothing more than six words to replace "Ummm ..." --Mike Fratto

• Anything with "e-" in front of it. For that matter, let's kill anything beginning with "i-" or "m-." --Kevin Cooke

• "Value add." If it needs more value, does that mean it stunk to begin with? --James Hutchinson

• "Mission critical." Does the word "important" not sound important enough? --David Joachim

And in answer to the most obvious question, yes we're investigating any opportunities to hire out the Bar Monkey for this spring's Well-Connected Awards party in Las Vegas.