Salaries. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides salary data for both optometrists and physicians. According to its May 2011 figures, the average income for optometrists was $107,720 per year. That same figure, for physicians and surgeons, was $184,650.
In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, with two competing definitions. In the more common phonetic definition, a vowel is a sound pronounced with an open vocal tract, so that the tongue does not touch the lips, teeth, or roof of the mouth, such as the English ah /ÉË/ or oh /oÊ/. There is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis.
Stress is generally placed on the first syllable or, if present, the syllable containing a long vowel (marked with an accent). Vowels. Vowels are either short or long, the latter indicated with an accent, and either broad (a, o, u) or slender (e, i).The short vowels are generally pronounced very short, between their English short vowel sounds and the schwa sound (É, âuhâ).r at the end of a word, particularly a plural noun, e may be pronounced i, Ã­.e., g (daoine), people âpronouncedâ. Deenee between an initial, consonant.e., g, c, n, p or, t and a broad, vowel the slender vowels e and i may indicate a resulting âfaintâ y (sound = âpeannâ). pyown