That sounds fairly normal for JFK. A bit of confusion but the ground controller gets it all sorted out. No real bollockings, just a good sense of humour and repartee.
If you think that's bad, you should see it at night, in the rain if it all goes wrong!
I've merged the above post into this thread to try and give some perspective to the discussion. For those of you who are not familiar with some of the busiest US airports but feel so strongly about correct phraseology, you should look at the airport diagram and try and follow the radio exchanges in the post above. Remember that at least 3 and probably all four runways are active and in use.
Enjoy. It's quite amusing but at the same time, if you've ever operated into JFK then you'll appreciate problem that this ground controller had to sort out.