SW3, the scary (well, not scary but I can't think of the appropriate word) part is that an Air Force in Australia, it's Royal (?) started transmitting this sh!t, why? because they were hearing all the other sheep transmitting it.......
lazy, slack sh!t legitimised by clowns who say standard phraseology is anal. I do have a chuckle when yanks 'check in' but I always get the correct readback because I'm farked if I'm going down because there was any confusion about what was 'meant' or 'implied' or 'assumed'