The English Language Can Be Confusing At Times

I don´t want to bother myself about something that can`t be undone as it exists from along time ago when the world started to exist

That's just the way it is. I remember my nephew telling me how weird that the letter W while pronouncing starts with a D. That is English and somethings you cannot explain.

The trouble is that English just grew up and different people at different times decided how certain words should be spelled. Also, the way that words are pronounced has changed and the spelling hasn't. "Two", for example, used to be pronounced with the 'w' sound (as it still is in Afrikaans, though I think that it's more of a 'v' or an 'f' sound). There are still some speakers in England who pronounce "four" as "fo-wer", though most speakers say it exactly like "for" and "fore". The different spellings do help when we read, of course. How confusing it would be to have to read: "Too peas are too too many too eat!" There are some even worse things than words which sound the same and are spelled differently and words which are spelled the same and sound differently! There are some words which sound exactly the same but have two different and opposite meanings! One is "down" which usually means something low or lower ("The house is down in the valley") but is also a word for a rounded hill ("The sheep are grazing up on the down"). Another, less common word, is "to cleave" which can mean either to divide (as in a 'cleft stick' or 'cloven hooves') or to cling to strongly ('the ivy cleaves to the wall'). I can understand your son's exasperation. It's completely typical for an eight-year old! I hope that he'll come to accept and even love the quirky English way of spelling in the end!

I like homophones. I like to enunciate each sounds.

He was just angry and frustrated. Don't give up teaching your kid, he'll get around it. Maybe he's not inspired enough to learn. I used to be annoyed by it too during my english class before.

I know what you mean @Chantiele and do you know what the worst part of the English language is? The people of the USA; 90% of them don't know or can't spell the difference.

Do you speak another language and if so how is it different? I've read English is a one that has adopted many others.

All the languages can be confusing, take Italian palo/pelo/pila (pole, hair, battery) notte/netto/note (night, net, notes) I have plenty like those ones.

Homophones. Two, too / which, witch / buy, bye are examples of words called Homophones. These words sound exactly alike but they are totally different in meaning. These words are really complicated for little children. But with proper teaching and explanation, they can easily learn its difference.

Words like those can confuse anyone but English is a very well known language and is popular and an international language he should know. Maybe find a way to make the confusion for him a game or a fun way to learn the language that he will get to like it.

Yes, I totally agree. Like the whole "i before e except after c" but even that has exceptions. Crazy. But yes, sometimes it does bother me a bit when someone writes "your" instead of "you're" or visa versa.

Get more practice so I will become easy one day . How are you ? How's your day? What is your son doing?

Help ypur son pracise the way he understands and try grasping it :)