Why are tear and tear spelled the same

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Tear (as in to cry) rhymes with peer
Tear (as in to rip) rhymes with pear
I hate both of these words.

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You really need to sleep.

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Short answer: because English is stupid

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We have a lot of homophones in our language or you can also look at them as multiple meaning words. Frequently we have words depending on their context change meaning. Such as the word bear. Sorry I'm a reading teacher.😊

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And read and read
And lead and lead

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Because English does it like that. Its like the silent T's. Some words are taken from words in other languages and so aspects of the words are brought in that may not makes sense. 
At least we don't have four tones to have to say something in.

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English is weird, it's beautiful, it's difficult. It gets complicated . But it's the worlds standard language . I love it . People say once you master the intricacies of English you can master anything !!! ( It might be true )

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Because English sucks, that's why.

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I haven't never thought about this.. Weird isn't it lol

Why are tear and tear spelled the same

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