Re: Classic, Normal, and Vulgar Lingo

Padraic Brown wrote, about "Aquiliad":

>It's a great read for conculturists amongst us. Some kind of
>transdimensional criminal gives "19th century" technology to ancient
>Romans, most notably a fairly practical steam engine and bicycles
>(almost all of which were destroyed in some Emperor's spectacle - I
>think bicyculated pygmies hunting ostriches or similar), which of
>course severely distorts and infects the continuum. The Romans have
>several provinces in North America, etc.
>
>The story eventually gets around to a confrontation between this time
>criminal and these aliens' version of the Temporal Affairs bureau.
>
>Oh, conlang related: all sorts of New Latin words are introduced, such
>as scientifictio, which apparently is some kind of outlandish tale
>based on improbable science, set in an alternate reality; and
>quoiotulus, a kind of wild dog.
Aztec loanwords in Latin - I love it!  (Shouldn't it be "coiotulus",
though?)  So who wrote this book, anyway?  You neglected to
mention...

Matt.