A320 PLT RPTS NON STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY BY PUSHBACK CREW.

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NONSTANDARD PUSHBACK. PUSHBACK CREW CHKED IN ON HEADSET INTERPHONE. CAPT REPLIED 'BEFORE PUSHBACK CHKLIST COMPLETE.' NO INITIAL RESPONSE FROM TUG DRIVER. 20 SECONDS LATER; CAPT ASKED 'MAY I RELEASE THE BRAKES?' RESPONSE WAS 'RELEASE BRAKES; I WILL HOLD YOUR PUSH.' CAPT'S RESPONSE WAS 'BRAKES RELEASED; HOLD PUSH.' GOT CLRNC TO PUSH. WHILE STILL MOVING BACKWARDS; THE TUG DRIVER SAID 'SET BRAKES.' CAPT WAITED FOR COMPLETE STOP; THEN SET BRAKES WITH THE RESPONSE 'BRAKES SET; PRESSURE NORMAL.' THEN WE GOT CLRNC TO START ENGS AFTER PUSH COMPLETE. THE TUG DRIVER THEN SAID 'WATCH FOR YOUR SALUTE.' CAPT SAID 'PARDON ME; SAY AGAIN PLEASE.' TUG DRIVER RESPONDED 'WATCH FOR YOUR SALUTE!' THE CAPT RESPONDED TO TUG DRIVER 'YOUR COMMANDS HAVE BEEN ALL WRONG; YOU SHOULD REVIEW THE WRITTEN SCRIPT FOR PUSHING BACK ACFT.' THE TUG DRIVER SAID 'THAT'S THE WAY I WAS TAUGHT. SORRY I'M NOT PERFECT!' THEN THE TUG DRIVER IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED HEADSET WITHOUT CAPT'S APPROVAL. HE WAS ANGRY THAT CAPT HAD SAID THAT HE WAS NON SOP COMPLIANT.