Of course he will readback the correct clearance. He's probably venting here the words spoken inside the flight deck he cannot tell you on the R/T, a la Homepage. I believe it's called winding you all up. Right MM? (for pete's sake man say it's true!!).
All except waiting for an answer from U and D, and that Phraseology is not the big safety net people seem to be convinced of
It is with a constant source of amusement and amazement at the holier than thou attitudes expressed on here, and then in the same breath, if you don't fit the concensus view...you assume the persona of someone that is responsible for the Kennedy conspiracy, along the way you've interferred with small boys, and to finish it all, you are the cause of global warming and you deny its very existance.
Its nice to know that there are so many perfect operators out there, very nice indeed
So Up and Down, are you going to front up with an answer? or are you going to spout off once more about how poor anyone from MON operates?