text_original: He did not fall back upon the then familiar assertion that the public would not send anything like the number of letters the advocates of the scheme expected.
text_transcription: HE DID NOT FALL BACK UPON THE THEN FAMILIAR ASSERTION THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD NOT SEND ANYTHING LIKE THE NUMBER OF LETTERS THE ADVOCATES OF THE SCHEME EXPECTED
phonemes: hiː dɪdnˌɑːt fˈɔːl bˈæk əpˌɑːn ðə ðˈɛn fəmˈɪlɪɹ ɐsˈɜːʃən ðætðə pˈʌblɪk wʊd nˌɑːt sˈɛnd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv lˈɛɾɚz ðɪ ˈædvəkˌeɪts ʌvðə skˈiːm ɛkspˈɛktᵻd.