Eastcoaster,
As I see it, the confusion comes from the "for the ILS" part of your instruction.
What I hear mostly, hopping through Europe, is either a vector or that I am instructed to go to a specific fix, which is then a point somewhere on the localizer 8 to 10 miles out. No mention of the ILS at that time.
The kind of approach is either mentioned on the ATIS or in the first interchange between Approach and the flight crew, but, as far as I remember, hardly ever at the moment when you are directed towards the ILS (or any other approach).
I can see Murphy smile when you use your "for the ILS" even though the instruction is absolutely correct.
He grins when some crew interprets this as "Cleared for Approach"
He laughs his *** off when the controller doesn't notice it.
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