I have to write a research paper for my Intro to Linguistics class and being the tremendous geek that I am, I decided to write on the proliferation of Japanese loanwords on the internet. And to do so, I need to do a bit of research. Would any of you loverly folks on my list mind answering a few questions for me? It's all anonymous, I just need a bit of data. If you could, answer the following questions for me in a reply to this post?

Thanks so much and know that your help gets me just a bit closer to graduating in May! *grins*

1. Do you now, or at any point in the past, use Japanese words/terms in the course of your daily internet usage?
2. If so, how often.
3. What Japanese words do you use most often? Please list word(s) and meaning(s).
4. When did you begin to use these Japanese words and why?
5. How did you first become exposed to the Japanese language?
6. Do you own an English/Japanese dictionary or do you go to a website/translator to learn Japanese vocabulary?
7. Do you have any screennames in Japanese? If so, what does the name mean and why did you choose it?