Controller use of nonstandard phraseology.

Attributes
ACN	328178
Time
Date	199602
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	328178
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

When taxiing out in dca, received a transmission from ground control 'air carrier X, you do that too.' since I hadn't paid much attention to the previous transmission to another aircraft, I didn't know what he wanted me to do, so I stopped and asked for clarification. During the taxi I heard one more transmission to another aircraft telling him 'you do the same.' in that case the pilot wasn't sure what was meant and asked for clarification. I believe these to be examples of improper radio phraseology.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR USE OF NONSTANDARD PHRASEOLOGY.

Narrative: WHEN TAXIING OUT IN DCA, RECEIVED A XMISSION FROM GND CTL 'ACR X, YOU DO THAT TOO.' SINCE I HADN'T PAID MUCH ATTN TO THE PREVIOUS XMISSION TO ANOTHER ACFT, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTED ME TO DO, SO I STOPPED AND ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION. DURING THE TAXI I HEARD ONE MORE XMISSION TO ANOTHER ACFT TELLING HIM 'YOU DO THE SAME.' IN THAT CASE THE PLT WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS MEANT AND ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION. I BELIEVE THESE TO BE EXAMPLES OF IMPROPER RADIO PHRASEOLOGY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.