There was a posting from Homero where he used the word "jot". Jot down I think it said.
There is no way on earth that is our country bumpkin from Vermont saying that. In fact no one from the US would say that. That is an incredibly specific word from a specific era.
I have no idea why this is being brought up, but, it is not true at all. I have always used jot in my vocabulary, along with pretty much everyone I know. I picked it up in the Midwest where I grew up, and I suspect jot is of Deutsch or maybe Hebrew/Yiddish origin.