text_original: To me, these positions seemed utterly un  tenable, their arguments preposterous, and I did my best to make this appear.
text_transcription: TO ME THESE POSITIONS SEEMED UTTERLY UNTENABLE THEIR ARGUMENTS PREPOSTEROUS AND I DID MY BEST TO MAKE THIS APPEAR
phonemes: tə mˌiː, ðiːz pəzˈɪʃənz sˈiːmd ˈʌɾɚli ˈʌn tˈɛnəbəl, ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts pɹɪpˈɔstɚɹəs, ænd aɪ dˈɪd maɪ bˈɛst tə mˌeɪk ðɪs ɐpˈɪɹ.