text_original: PREFACE xi 8. If this writing be obscure to any individual, and jar on his ears, I do not think that it is necessarily I who am to blame.
text_transcription: EIGHT IF THIS WRITING BE OBSCURE TO ANY INDIVIDUALS AND A JAR ON HIS EARS I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS NECESSARILY I WHO AM TO BLAME
phonemes: pɹˈɛfəs ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən ˈeɪt. ɪf ðɪs ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ biː əbskjˈʊɹ tʊ ˌɛni ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl, ænd dʒˈɑːɹ ˌɔn hɪz ˈɪɹz, aɪ duːnˌɑːt θˈɪŋk ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli aɪ hˌuː æm tə blˈeɪm.