Their vs. there vs. they're

English is not my first language but I did my best to become as fluent as possible. And I find it strange and mildly annoying when so many native speakers are so careless with their spelling.
Their = belonging to them
There = answers the question "where?"
They're = they are.

And no, I'm not a grammar Nazi, but this is very basic!

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agotamaniscalistic · 41-45, M

The difference is that, we (I am a non-native speaker too) educate & train ourselves in the language. As we become better at it, we also learn the nuances & try to get better at it.

However, that being said, not all of the natives are educated. So, it is but natural to have some of them make mistakes. And even the educated make mistakes because, I feel, if you haven't slogged your skin off for it, you are not going to realize the value of it. Since native speakers (quite a few) never really had to break a sweat to learn the language, they never care much for the correctness .

But did you notice (or do you feel) the native speakers of English try to refrain from speaking profanity in a professional environment, while the non-natives sometimes do take the liberty to do it?