text_original: One main argument employed in fiaivour of the retention of the old system was that, if the language of our legal documents were to be changed, no man would be at the pains of studying Latin any more, and that in a few years no one would be able to read a word of some of our own most valuable historical records.
text_transcription: ONE MAIN ARGUMENT EMPLOYED IN FAVOR OF THE RETENTION OF THE OLD SYSTEM WAS THAT IF THE LANGUAGE OF OUR LEGAL DOCUMENTS WERE TO BE CHANGED NO MAN WOULD BE AT THE PAINS OF STUDYING LATIN ANY MORE AND THAT IN A FEW YEARS NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO READ A WORD OF SOME OF OUR OWN MOST VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORDS
phonemes: wˈʌn mˈeɪn ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn fɪˈaɪvɚɹ ʌvðə ɹᵻtˈɛnʃən ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld sˈɪstəm wʌz ðˈæt, ɪf ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv ˌaʊɚ lˈiːɡəl dˈɑːkjuːmənts wɜː təbi tʃˈeɪndʒd, nˈoʊ mˈæn wʊd biː æt ðə pˈeɪnz ʌv stˈʌdiɪŋ lˈætɪn ˌɛni mˈɔːɹ, ænd ðæt ɪn ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz nˈoʊwˈʌn wʊd biː ˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈiːd ɐ wˈɜːd ʌv sˌʌm ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn mˈoʊst vˈæljuːəbəl hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ɹˈɛkɚdz.