The problem is that it has a bizarre phonetic inventory for an IAL. That said, I think people overblow the significance of choosing a European base over some o

The problem is that it has a bizarre phonetic inventory for an IAL. That said, I think people overblow the significance of choosing a European base over some other. I know people whose native languages are syllabaries, abugidas, and logographies; most of them prefer even the supremely flawed English alphabetic writing system.