Interesting! I never considered the factual meaning of that phrase. What’s a “jot,” then?
It’s derived from iota, the smallest Greek letter. Jot or tittle.
Cool, I learned two new things.
And people say the mods don’t listen in ATMB!
And that was my intention all along.
You’re welcome.
I’d like to request that the “very bad words” be edited out of this thread’s title.
I can report that here in Honduras machismo has indeed survived your OP alteration…but just barely, as befits our being not quite in North America, yet not in South America either.
MU!