text_original: It scratches unpleasantly at first ; but it's wholesome, and it sticks to the skin well." At least he spared the French of Strasburg and Metz his ill bred jokes, for he had no doubt of the depth of their fidelity to France, " Naturally," he said in April 1872, "there are a great number of people in Alsace Lorraine who wish to preserve French nationality and refuse to become Germans.
text_transcription: IT SCRATCHES UNPLEASANTLY AT FIRST BUT IT'S WHOLESOME AND IT STICKS TO THE SKIN WELL AT LEAST HE SPARED THE FRENCH OF STRASBOURG AND MESS HIS ILL BRED JOKES FOR HE HAD NO DOUBT OF THE DEPTH OF THEIR FIDELITY TO FRANCE NATURALLY HE SAID IN APRIL EIGHTEEN SEVENTY TWO THERE WAS A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN ALSACE LORRAINE WHO WISHED TO PRESERVE FRENCH NATIONALITY AND REFUSED TO BECOME GERMANS
phonemes: ɪt skɹˈætʃᵻz ʌnplˈɛzəntli æt fˈɜːst ; bˌʌt ɪts hˈoʊlsʌm, ænd ɪt stˈɪks tə ðə skˈɪn wˈɛl." æt lˈiːst hiː spˈɛɹd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ʌv stɹˈæsbɜːɡ ænd mˈɛts hɪz ˈɪl bɹˈɛd dʒˈoʊks, fɔːɹ hiː hæd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ʌvðə dˈɛpθ ʌv ðɛɹ fᵻdˈɛlᵻɾi tə fɹˈæns, " nˈætʃɚɹəli," hiː sˈɛd ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, "ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈiːpəl ɪn ˈælseɪs ləɹˈeɪn hˌuː wˈɪʃ tə pɹɪzˈɜːv fɹˈɛntʃ nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi ænd ɹᵻfjˈuːz tə bɪkˌʌm dʒˈɜːmənz.