Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho
So you prefer to answer the explicit question, not the implied one.

"Do you know what time it is?"

"Yes."


Had a boy call my daughter at home once.

He said, "hello, is <daughter> there?

I said, "Yes" and hung up the phone.

Wife and daughter gave me grief over that.

For all future calls, he said, "Hello, this is <boy>, may I please speak to <daughter>?

I win.