text_original: My neighbor observed that he thought the most remarkable example of self education that of Alfieri, who had reached the age of thirty without having acquired any accomplishment save that of driving, and who was so ignorant of his own language that he had to learn it like a child, beginning with elementary books.
text_transcription: MY NEIGHBOUR OBSERVED THAT HE THOUGHT THE MOST REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF SELF EDUCATION THAT OF ALFIETI WHO HAD REACHED THE AGE OF THIRTY WITHOUT HAVING ACQUIRED ANY ACCOMPLISHMENT SAVE THAT OF DRIVING AND WHO WAS SO IGNORANT OF HIS OWN LANGUAGE THAT HE HAD TO LEARN IT LIKE A CHILD BEGINNING WITH ELEMENTARY BOOKS
phonemes: maɪ nˈeɪbɚɹ əbzˈɜːvd ðæt hiː θˈɔːt ðə mˈoʊst ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌv sˈɛlf ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ðæt ʌv ɐlfˈɪɹi, hˌuː hæd ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːɾi wɪðˌaʊt hˌævɪŋ ɐkwˈaɪɚd ˌɛni ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənt sˈeɪv ðæt ʌv dɹˈaɪvɪŋ, ænd hˌuː wʌz sˌoʊ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ðæt hiː hædtə lˈɜːn ɪt lˈaɪk ɐ tʃˈaɪld, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪð ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi bˈʊks.