dᵻspˈaɪt ðɪ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl ɐksˈɛptəns ʌvðə plˈeɪt mˈuːvmənt ænd sʌbdˈʌkʃən pˈæɹədˌaɪm ˌoʊvɚ kˈɛɹiz haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs, hiː ɪz wˈaɪdli ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz mˌeɪkɪŋ səbstˈænʃəl kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə ðə fˈiːld ʌv tɛktˈɑːnɪks ænd hˌævɪŋ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl ˈɪnfluːəns ɪnðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl ɐksˈɛptəns ʌv kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl dɹˈɪft ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ stˈæɾɪk mˈɑːdəl.
Despite the eventual acceptance of the plate movement and subduction paradigm over Carey's hypothesis, he is widely regarded as making substantial contributions to the field of tectonics and having considerable influence in the initial acceptance of continental drift over a static model.