A question that begins with - Is, Am, Are, Do, Did, Does, Has, Have, Had, Will, Shall, Can, Could etc has two answers. Either it can be answered in 'Yes' or "No'. For example let us consider an interrogative sentence,"Would you reach in time?" The answer to it can, normally, be "Yes' or "No'. But politicians come out with answers like 'No comments' or 'It depends'. Some may answer by saying 'Let us see'.
Once General Parvez of Pakistan was asked by a journalist to answer some question in either 'Yes' or 'No'. The General cleverly evaded the question by saying, "Yes and No". (It was a television interview sometime in Dec 1999 when there was a military coop in their country)
Several teenagers of Jagraon (including my boys) often answer such questions by saying "Koi chakkar ne" (there are no circles). The person at the other end remains perplexed. He does not know what to infer.
The first time that I heard such an answer was in 1999 when we had recently come to Jagraon. There was a teenager at a cement shop. I made him the payment and asked if the material could reach in time. He said, "Koi Chakkar ne Uncleji koooeee Chakkarr ne".
I often wonder what would happen to the army if our soldiers give a similar reply to their officers in the battlefield.
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