Warped.... Presumably it wasn't much of a success then? Not really surprisng, as there are enough numbers in use on the RTF already, without adding more to confuse.
It sounds like an ex- military type phraseology I may have used in a previous existence. "Set QFE1013, desend to height 1500ft" or for THAT (short lived) period when QNH was used by the cra.. sorry, RAF "Set QNH1013, descend to altitude 1900ft". (As I recall the RN stayed on QFE, but that's different discussion)
Anyway, i don't actually see too much wrong with the current phraseology, but as always I'm willing to listen if anybody has a better/different way of doing things that avoids confusion.
Rgds BEX