sic semper tyrannis

i took latin, so i think it's about time i ran for president.
all joking (har har) aside, this is true:

Because Latin is a dead language, not in a constant state of flux as living languages are, there’s no wriggle room in translating. If you haven’t understood exactly what a particular word means or how a grammatical rule works, you are likely to be, not off, but just plain wrong. There’s nothing like this challenge to teach you how to navigate the reefs and whirlpools of English prose.

considering this is the current most e-mailed story, there must be a lot of latin students out there. should be a good presidential fight.