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Using the term "open source" as an action is about the same as using "google" or "xerox". These words (nouns) have made it into the lexicon and since they're so universal, everyone knows what you mean when you say it.

I guess "nonstandard" doesn't bother me. Although I can't think of a situation where I would need to use it.

"The term nonstandard was introduced by linguists and lexicographers to describe usages and language varieties that had previously been labeled with terms such as vulgar and illiterate."

right... the statement *then* goes on to say: "Nonstandard is not simply a euphemism but reflects the empirical discovery that the varieties used by low-prestige groups have rich and systematic grammatical structures and that their stigmatization more often reflects a judgment about their speakers rather than any inherent deficiencies in logic or expressive power. Note, however, that the use of nonstandard forms is not necessarily restricted to the communities with which they are associated in the public mind. Many educated speakers freely use forms such as can't hardly or ain't I to set a popular or informal tone. • Some dictionaries use the term substandard to describe forms, such as ain't, associated with uneducated speech, while reserving nonstandard for forms such as irregardless, which are common in writing but are still regarded by many as uneducated."

Which simply means that nonstandard forms are not part of the prestige dialect. No where does it suggest that they aren't words.

If we take apart 'irregardless' it seems almost like the speaker is trying to make a stronger form of 'regardless' especially if we look at the context in which it was spoken.