text_original: In an age that has substituted the telegraph and the telephone for the art of letter writing, it is well that names should be reduced to the minimum, and that our favourite politician should be "Joe," our greatest general "Bobs," and our dearest friend M.
text_transcription: IN AN AGE THAT HAS SUBSTITUTED THE TELEGRAPH AND THE TELEPHONE FOR THE ART OF LETTER WRITING IT IS WELL THAT NAMES SHOULD BE REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM AND THAT OUR FAVOURITE POLITICIAN SHOULD BE JOE OUR GREATEST GENERAL BOBS AND OUR DEAREST FRIEND M
phonemes: ɪn ɐn ˈeɪdʒ ðæt hɐz sˈʌbstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf ænd ðə tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv lˈɛɾɚ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, ɪɾ ɪz wˈɛl ðæt nˈeɪmz ʃˌʊd biː ɹᵻdˈuːst tə ðə mˈɪnɪməm, ænd ðæt ˌaʊɚ fˈeɪvɹɪt pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ʃˌʊd bˈiː "dʒˈoʊ," ˌaʊɚ ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst dʒˈɛnɚɹəl "bˈɑːbz," ænd ˌaʊɚ dˈɪɹɪst fɹˈɛnd ˈɛm.