text_original: Public men, officials, and persons largely engaged in commerce or business of any kind were necessarily in the habit of writing letters every day ; but in ordinary life the penning and despatching of a letter was quite an event, and the majority of the population hardly ever went to the trouble of writing letters at all.
text_transcription: PUBLIC MEN OFFICIALS AND PERSONS LARGELY ENGAGED IN COMMERCE OR BUSINESS OF ANY KIND WERE NECESSARILY IN THE HABIT OF WRITING LETTERS EVERY DAY BUT IN ORDINARY LIFE THE PENNING AND DISPATCHING OF A LETTER WAS QUITE AN EVENT AND THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION HARDLY EVER WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF WRITING LETTERS AT ALL
phonemes: pˈʌblɪk mˈɛn, əfˈɪʃəlz, ænd pˈɜːsənz lˈɑːɹdʒli ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn kˈɑːmɜːs ɔːɹ bˈɪznəs ʌv ˌɛni kˈaɪnd wɜː nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɪnðə hˈæbɪt ʌv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ lˈɛɾɚz ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ ; bˌʌt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi lˈaɪf ðə pˈɛnɪŋ ænd dᵻspˈætʃɪŋ əvə lˈɛɾɚ wʌz kwˈaɪt ɐn ᵻvˈɛnt, ænd ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən hˈɑːɹdli ˈɛvɚ wɛnt tə ðə tɹˈʌbəl ʌv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ lˈɛɾɚz æɾ ˈɔːl.