text_original: To call a shop meeting appealed to him as effective repartee. I am quite sure, however, that if he had not been convinced that the men would vote to go on with the work, he would not have risked it.
text_transcription: TO CALL A SHOP MEETING APPEALED TO HIM AS EFFECTIVE OR A PARTAI I AM QUITE SURE HOWEVER THAT IF HE HAD NOT BEEN CONVINCED THAT THE MEN WOULD VOTE TO GO ON WITH THE WORK HE WOULD NOT HAVE RISKED IT
phonemes: tə kˈɔːl ɐ ʃˈɑːp mˈiːɾɪŋ ɐpˈiːld tə hˌɪm æz ɪfˈɛktɪv ɹˌɛpɑːɹtˈeɪ. aɪɐm kwˈaɪt ʃˈʊɹ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðæt ɪf hiː hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn kənvˈɪnst ðætðə mˈɛn wʊd vˈoʊt tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn wɪððə wˈɜːk, hiː wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv ɹˈɪskt ɪt.