obgraham, you said:
We all do it this way. You have to do it our way.
No. We like our way.
We all got together and voted that you do it our way.
No. Your way isn't our way.
There is no "our way/your way" there is the ICAO way which we ALL voted for (including the USA) and then there is the lazy way.
THAT is the point. Many of the transmissions in the USA don't conform to ANY standard, at times they are amusing, at times they are confusing, at times they are unexpected phrases which require interpretation.
430 odd posts and you didn't see that?