text_original: We've dropped half an hour by a trick that looks dirty: Old five o'clock reads as the modern "four thirty." On a "sliding scale" lately we've slid fast enough, Though the "ways" of that slide have been terribly rough.
text_transcription: WE'VE DROPPED HALF AN HOUR BY A TRICK THAT LOOKS STURDY OLD FIVE O'CLOCK GREETS AS THE MODERN FOUR THIRTY ON A SLIDING SCALE LATELY WE'VE SLID FAST ENOUGH THOUGH THE WAYS OF THAT SLIDE HAVE BEEN TERRIBLY ROUGH
phonemes: wiːv dɹˈɑːpt hˈæf ɐn ˈaʊɚ baɪ ɐ tɹˈɪk ðæt lˈʊks dˈɜːɾi: ˈoʊld fˈaɪv əklˈɑːk ɹˈiːdz æz ðə mˈɑːdɚn "fˈɔːɹ θˈɜːɾi." ˌɔn ˈeɪ "slˈaɪdɪŋ skˈeɪl" lˈeɪtli wiːv slˈɪd fˈæst ɪnˈʌf, ðˌoʊ ðə "wˈeɪz" ʌv ðæt slˈaɪd hɐvbɪn tˈɛɹᵻbli ɹˈʌf.