text_original: I was almost persuaded to take his advice, when one day, stepping into a barber's shop to be shaved, the young man, while he lathered my face, accosted me thus: "Sir, I presume you are a Scotchman." I answered in the affirmative. "Pray," continued he, "from what part of Scotland?"
text_transcription: I WAS ALMOST PERSUADED TO TAKE HIS ADVICE WHEN ONE DAY STEPPING INTO A BARBER'S SHOP TO BE SHAVED THE YOUNG MAN WHILE HE LATHERED MY FACE ACCOSTED ME THUS SIR I PRESUME THERE ARE SCOTCHMEN I ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE PRAY CONTINUED HE FROM WHAT PART OF SCOTLAND
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst pɚswˈeɪdᵻd tə tˈeɪk hɪz ɐdvˈaɪs, wˌɛn wˈʌn dˈeɪ, stˈɛpɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐ bˈɑːɹbɚz ʃˈɑːp təbi ʃˈeɪvd, ðə jˈʌŋ mˈæn, wˌaɪl hiː lˈæðɚd maɪ fˈeɪs, ɐkˈɔstᵻd mˌiː ðˈʌs: "sˌɜː, aɪ pɹɪzˈuːm juː ɑːɹ ɐ skˈɑːtʃmən." aɪ ˈænsɚd ɪnðɪ ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv. "pɹˈeɪ," kəntˈɪnjuːd hiː, "fɹʌm wʌt pˈɑːɹt ʌv skˈɑːtlənd?"