Hi Telstar,
I'm not an approach controller, so i don't know what happened. Some unofficial feedback.
It wasn't the time or place to get into a war of words - I agree with you on that, always bad practice from either end of the radio.
but I was extremely rattled as I was so angry and considered going around - Would a go-around have been the best option? You could possibly have been distracted, and (depending on traffic levels of course) there could have been all sorts of heading and levels to sort you out agains departing traffic. This could have led to dangerous situations.
In hindsight I should have made an effort to speak to him by telephone afterwards. - In future please do. Ask for a phone number when you're speaking to the ground controller. If you don't want to say what you need it for, don't, we'll discuss it on the phone. We are always happy to make an effort to sort these problems out, that way it will be of your mind. If you would have to do more flights, you can fully concentrate on them.
Hope it's any help. Don't hesitate to pm me if you want more info.
cheers, C