text_original: He could talk admirably about something, but he had not the gift of talking about nothing, and probably would not have cared much to cultivate such a faculty. He was fond of suggesting small innovations and im  provements in established systems, to the annoyance of men with set ideas, who liked their own ways best.
text_transcription: HE COULD TALK ADMIRABLY ABOUT SOMETHING BUT HE HAD NOT THE GIFT OF TALKING ABOUT NOTHING AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE CARED MUCH TO CULTIVATE SUCH A FACULTY HE WAS FOND OF SUGGESTING SMALL INNOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS TO THE ANNOYANCE OF MEN WITH SET IDEAS WHO LIKE THEIR OWN WAYS BEST
phonemes: hiː kʊd tˈɔːk ˈædmᵻɹəbli ɐbˌaʊt sˈʌmθɪŋ, bˌʌt hiː hæd nˌɑːt ðə ɡˈɪft ʌv tˈɔːkɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt nˈʌθɪŋ, ænd pɹˈɑːbəbli wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv kˈɛɹd mˈʌtʃ tə kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪt sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈækəlti. hiː wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv sədʒˈɛstɪŋ smˈɔːl ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃənz ænd ˈɪm pɹˈuːvmənts ɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt sˈɪstəmz, tə ðɪ ɐnˈɔɪəns ʌv mˈɛn wɪð sˈɛt aɪdˈiəz, hˌuː lˈaɪkt ðɛɹ ˈoʊn wˈeɪz bˈɛst.