Confession of an immigrant
I wasn’t born here (!)… and took my first English class when I was 11 (!)… at school (!)… in France (!)… So yeah, I consider myself clueless when it comes to proper grammar. For the longest time, I didn’t understand why so many Americans were using “its” instead of “it’s” - “there” instead of “their” - etc… To be honest, I thought it was stylish - worse, I started purposely making these mistakes myself to look “cool” 
Thankfully, CopyBlog.com clarified it for me: 5 Common Mistakes That Make You Look Dumb.
