Using the post&#x27;s title on hacker news is probably misleading. It sounds more official out of context, whereas in the post the &quot;award&quot; is just a tongue-in-cheek framing device:<p>&gt; <i>-Truth in advertising: The Web of Language Distinguished Usage Panel, charged each year with picking the Word of the Year, consists entirely of me.</i><p>The comments keep up the joke:<p>&gt; <i>Kudos to the Distinguished Usage Panel! &quot;They&quot; chose wisely and well.</i>