text_original: And while he spoke English, which is a language of Earth, he spoke it with a harsh and unpleasant accent that made his words difficult, almost impossible, to understand. Their meaning did not fully sink in until an instant after he had finished speaking.
text_transcription: AND WHILE HE SPOKE ENGLISH WHICH IS A LANGUAGE OF EARTH HE SPOKE IT WITH A HARSH AND UNPLEASANT ACCENT THAT MADE HIS WORDS DIFFICULT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR MEANING DID NOT FULLY SINK IN UNTIL AN INSTANT AFTER HE HAD FINISHED SPEAKING
phonemes: ænd wˌaɪl hiː spˈoʊk ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv ˈɜːθ, hiː spˈoʊk ɪt wɪð ɐ hˈɑːɹʃ ænd ʌnplˈɛzənt ˈæksənt ðæt mˌeɪd hɪz wˈɜːdz dˈɪfɪkəlt, ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl, tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd. ðɛɹ mˈiːnɪŋ dɪdnˌɑːt fˈʊli sˈɪŋk ɪn ʌntˈɪl ɐn ˈɪnstənt ˈæftɚ hiː hæd fˈɪnɪʃt spˈiːkɪŋ.