Esperanto is phonetic afterall.
Didn't realize esperanto was used in [link|http://www.kafejo.com/lingvoj/auxlangs/mentions/reddwarf.htm|Red Dwarf]
Note: For those who don't know - Jim DiGriz is [link|http://www.iol.ie/~carrollm/hh/n02-01.htm|The Stainless Steel Rat]. Reload the page for various covers of the book.