They're, their, there. To, too. Me, my, mine. They're always there and my understanding of the difference matters too. In elementary school, I was often pressured to focus on spelling and cursive handwriting that was taught by my teachers as a future "requirement" in middle school and beyond, rather than learning essential rules that are suppose to be basic grammar.
It was never probable for the pre-pubescent version of myself to crack open textbooks to decipher the difference between accept and except; I just chose the word I thought looked right. Once I reached the high school level, the importance of grammar and punctuation kicked in because of the challenging bridge between a middle school and high school comprehension level.
Luckily, English class has always held my interest because unluckily, I come from a family of thick-accented descendants from Podunk towns in Tennessee. My sister and I, fortunately, were the only two of our family to not be drenched in a heavy, country accent. Although my mother's accent is quite charming on her, it has become the Achilles heel to my usage of proper grammar and enunciation.
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