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But again: Had he replied in the correct way saying "Affirm" then the outcome would have been exactly the same. It was not the phraseology that caused this crash but the crew (I happen to have some inside information on this specific accident).
Oh I would nor argue against that , and I agree the phraseology was not the cause of this accident , I was referring to the controller actions ( or more accurately lack of ) because of that answer ., an "Affirm " could have led to more radar vectoring/assistance . If you are familiar with the accident you know about the court case against the controller.
Deviating from standard phraseology is always one of the holes in the cheese layers..