text_original: You might as well tell me to suggest what people are doing already, or at least to suggest improvements which may be incorporated with the wrong methods at present in use. There are matters with regard to which such a suggestion is far more chimerical than my own, for in such a connection the good is corrupted and the bad is none the better for it.
text_transcription: YOU MIGHT AS WELL TELL ME TO SUGGEST WHAT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DOING OR AT LEAST TO SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS WHICH MAY BE INCORPORATED WITH THE WRONG METHODS AT PRESENT IN USE THERE ARE MATTERS WITH REGARD TO WHICH SUCH A SUGGESTION IS FAR MORE CHIMERICAL THAN MY OWN FOR IN SUCH A CONNECTION THE GOOD IS CORRUPTED AND THE BAD IS NONE THE BETTER FOR IT
phonemes: juː mˌaɪt æz wˈɛl tˈɛl mˌiː tə sədʒˈɛst wʌt pˈiːpəl ɑːɹ dˌuːɪŋ ɔːlɹˈɛdi, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst tə sədʒˈɛst ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts wˌɪtʃ mˈeɪ biː ɪŋkˈɔːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə ɹˈɔŋ mˈɛθədz æt pɹˈɛzənt ɪn jˈuːs. ðɛɹˌɑːɹ mˈæɾɚz wɪð ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tʊ wˌɪtʃ sˈʌtʃ ɐ sədʒˈɛstʃən ɪz fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ tʃaɪmˈɛɹɪkəl ðɐn maɪ ˈoʊn, fɔːɹ ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ kənˈɛkʃən ðə ɡˈʊd ɪz kɚɹˈʌptᵻd ænd ðə bˈæd ɪz nˈʌn ðə bˈɛɾɚ fɔːɹ ɪt.