text_original: The election placards posted on the houses of Pompeii show that the popular contests were very real and the excitement strong. At times even the women longed to air their sympathies ; and though they could not vote they scrawled the names of their favourite candidates upon the walls.
text_transcription: THE ELECTION PLACARDS POSTED ON THE HOUSES OF POMPEII SHOW THAT THE POPULAR CONTESTS WERE VERY REAL AND THE EXCITEMENT STRONG AT TIMES EVEN THE WOMEN LONGED TO AIR THEIR SYMPATHIES AND THOUGH THEY COULD NOT VOTE THEY SCRAWLED THE NAMES OF THEIR FAVORITE CANDIDATES UPON THE WALLS
phonemes: ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən plˈækɑːɹdz pˈoʊstᵻd ɔnðə hˈaʊzᵻz ʌv pˈɑːmpeɪi ʃˈoʊ ðætðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ kˈɑːntɛsts wɜː vˈɛɹi ɹˈiːəl ænd ðɪ ɛksˈaɪtmənt stɹˈɔŋ. æt tˈaɪmz ˈiːvən ðə wˈɪmɪn lˈɔŋd tʊ ˈɛɹ ðɛɹ sˈɪmpəθiz ; ænd ðˌoʊ ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt vˈoʊt ðeɪ skɹˈɔːld ðə nˈeɪmz ʌv ðɛɹ fˈeɪvɹɪt kˈændᵻdˌeɪts əpˌɑːn ðə wˈɔːlz.