Happy Dog wrote:

They shouldn't use the word "cleared". But they can and do.

I know, some do. Very bad habit, though.

It doesn't
confuse me. Would anyone here really find it confusing?

The point is not whether you or me would find it confusing while sitting
in front of a computer and reading usenet. The point is whether it can
cause confusions in a stressy environment, with maybe even people
involved who can barely understand and speak English. The whole point of
a well defined radio terminology is to try to avoid all possibilities of
confusion. If you read accident reports, a surprising lot of them was
caused by misunderstandings which could have been avoided by the use of
the proper terminology.

Of course, they can always refuse the permission to land (except on

Not at a public facility.

This depends on national laws.

Stefan