[my responses]

1. How often do you use social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace?
I use facebook eachtime i'm online, which is usually every weekday.


2. Which social networking site do you use the most often?
Facebook.


3. How often do you use Instant Messengers such as MSN messenger or AOL?
I use msn every weekday.


4. Roughly, how old were you when you created your accounts for any social networking sites or instant messenger sites you may use?
Msn i was around 10, for facebook etc about 13.



5. Which Social Networking sites/Instant messengers do you use?
MSN, Skype, ICQ. Facebook, occasionally myspace and bebo.



6. Would you say you talk to people more regularly on social networking sites, instant messenger or on the telephone?
Yes because it's free and easier.

7. When online, how much slang do you think you use?
Usually i type in proper english so not much it depends on how lazy i'm being.


8. Could you please name three abbreviations or ‘slang’ words which you use the most often and state how often you use them?
LOL- Too much
Lmao- Alot
btw- Sometimes


9. Do you ever use any ‘internet slang’ in other contexts, for example in face-to-face conversation or in written contexts?
No, just on the internet.


10. If so, how often? And what terms?



11. Would you say you spell the majority of words you use in their traditional and correct manner when online?
Yes.




12.Does any miss-spelling of words ever cross over in to other contexts?
No.



13. Do you think that Social networking sites and instant messenger has affected the way you speak or write words?
Not at all.

1. How often do you use social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace? - Barely


2. Which social networking site do you use the most often? - Bebo


3. How often do you use Instant Messengers such as MSN messenger or AOL? - 24/7 basically


4. Roughly, how old were you when you created your accounts for any social networking sites or instant messenger sites you may use? - 10


5. Which Social Networking sites/Instant messengers do you use? - MSN, YIM, ICQ, AIM, Myspace, Bebo, Facebook, Skype



6. Would you say you talk to people more regularly on social networking sites, instant messenger or on the telephone? - IM most (Unles you count this site as a social netowkr site, because i talk to a lot of people on here)


7. When online, how much slang do you think you use? - About 3 or 4 slang words.


8. Could you please name three abbreviations or ‘slang’ words which you use the most often and state how often you use them? - Lol; all the time. Lmao; often. Lmfao; sometimes


9. Do you ever use any ‘internet slang’ in other contexts, for example in face-to-face conversation or in written contexts? - Never


11. Would you say you spell the majority of words you use in their traditional and correct manner when online? - I type in a proper manner, I barely use slang and I never shorten my words.



12.Does any miss-spelling of words ever cross over in to other contexts? - Not sure.



13. Do you think that Social networking sites and instant messenger has affected the way you speak or write words? - Nope.


Age: 16

1. How often do you use social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace?
Daily


2. Which social networking site do you use the most often?
Facebook


3. How often do you use Instant Messengers such as MSN messenger or AOL?
Daily


4. Roughly, how old were you when you created your accounts for any social networking sites or instant messenger sites you may use?
12


5. Which Social Networking sites/Instant messengers do you use?
MSN, YIM, Facebook, Skype.


6. Would you say you talk to people more regularly on social networking sites, instant messenger or on the telephone?
Instant messenger


7. When online, how much slang do you think you use?
Same as everyone else, I guess...*shrugs*


8. Could you please name three abbreviations or ‘slang’ words which you use the most often and state how often you use them?
Lol, btw, wtf.


9. Do you ever use any ‘internet slang’ in other contexts, for example in face-to-face conversation or in written contexts?
No.


10. If so, how often? And what terms?
--


11. Would you say you spell the majority of words you use in their traditional and correct manner when online?
Yes.




12.Does any miss-spelling of words ever cross over in to other contexts?
No...



13. Do you think that Social networking sites and instant messenger has affected the way you speak or write words?
No...not really.



Age:15

1. How often do you use social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace? Pretty much whenever I got something in my e-mail like someone added me or so.

So sometimes very often and sometimes not so often.

2. Which social networking site do you use the most often? MySpace since summer 2005, Facebook since spring 2008.

3. How often do you use Instant Messengers such as MSN messenger or AOL? N/A.

4. Roughly, how old were you when you created your accounts for any social networking sites or instant messenger sites you may use? My 1st Internet message board, age 12. IRC, age 13. MySpace, age 17.

5. Which Social Networking sites/Instant messengers do you use?TeenHut/N.A.

6. Would you say you talk to people more regularly on social networking sites, instant messenger or on the telephone? TeenHut, so social networking sites.

7. When online, how much slang do you think you use? Not much.

8. Could you please name three abbreviations or ‘slang’ words which you use the most often and state how often you use them? Lol, afaik, iirc.

9. Do you ever use any ‘internet slang’ in other contexts, for example in face-to-face conversation or in written contexts? I don't think so.

10. If so, how often? And what terms? N/A.

11. Would you say you spell the majority of words you use in their traditional and correct manner when online? Yes.

12.Does any miss-spelling of words ever cross over in to other contexts? Yes, only with 1 word though - the only word I purposely misspell is intresting.

13. Do you think that Social networking sites and instant messenger has affected the way you speak or write words? Nope.

1. How often do you use social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace? never


2. Which social networking site do you use the most often? TH?


3. How often do you use Instant Messengers such as MSN messenger or AOL? Errm, 3 hours a day?


4. Roughly, how old were you when you created your accounts for any social networking sites or instant messenger sites you may use? 13


5. Which Social Networking sites/Instant messengers do you use? MSN and TH



6. Would you say you talk to people more regularly on social networking sites, instant messenger or on the telephone? Social sites


7. When online, how much slang do you think you use? quite abit, depends.


8. Could you please name three abbreviations or ‘slang’ words which you use the most often and state how often you use them? Lol, wut, hai, noob, sup, Wattap - Quite alot.


9. Do you ever use any ‘internet slang’ in other contexts, for example in face-to-face conversation or in written contexts? yh


10. If so, how often? And what terms? slang language and quite alot.



11. Would you say you spell the majority of words you use in their traditional and correct manner when online? kinda yh




12.Does any miss-spelling of words ever cross over in to other contexts? what?



13. Do you think that Social networking sites and instant messenger has affected the way you speak or write words? yeh kinda

1. How often do you use social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace?

facebook - every day

2. Which social networking site do you use the most often?

facebook

3. How often do you use Instant Messengers such as MSN messenger or AOL?

every day

4. Roughly, how old were you when you created your accounts for any social networking sites or instant messenger sites you may use?

i've had hotmail and therefore msn since i was 5. i made a hi5 account when i was 11. i made a myspace account when i was 15. i made a facebook account when i was 16. i've only stuck to facebook and msn.

5. Which Social Networking sites/Instant messengers do you use?

facebook, msn, ebuddy or meebo if msn isn't available

6. Would you say you talk to people more regularly on social networking sites, instant messenger or on the telephone?

telephone

7. When online, how much slang do you think you use?

not much

8. Could you please name three abbreviations or ‘slang’ words which you use the most often and state how often you use them?

lol - a lot
btw - a couple of times a day
ily/ly2 - in the necessary circumstances

9. Do you ever use any ‘internet slang’ in other contexts, for example in face-to-face conversation or in written contexts?

i say stuff like btw and atm and brb during face to face conversations jokingly. if we're writing notes to each other in classes, sometimes i use abbreviations or slang, but not that much.

10. If so, how often? And what terms?

answered above

11. Would you say you spell the majority of words you use in their traditional and correct manner when online?

yep

12.Does any miss-spelling of words ever cross over in to other contexts?

i don't get this question..

13. Do you think that Social networking sites and instant messenger has affected the way you speak or write words?

msn has, yeah, i used to type like a right idiot when i was a kid. now i'm better

good luck love, i'm doing english a level too...

and i'm 17 x