RUNWAY HEADING, Runway extended centre line, and even runway axis!

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Flight safety is paramount. Aeronautical phraseology is regularly published and updated, but it is not so simple. Not only shall we abide by the official documentation, we also need to take heed of human factors if we don't want to miss the gist of voice communication.
After reading a few manuals of radiotelephony (ICAO DOC 9432, CAA CAP 413, DGAC Manual of radiotelephony, EGAST Guide to phraseology, SERA 923/2012 modified in 2017, and the French décree as of 27 June 2000 amended, and AltMOC to the EASA AMC.14001) it turns out that some phrases are cited, some aren't, but the meaning remains the same when it comes to runway heading and extended center line. You may say that everything is alright, flying has become safer than ever. However, some pilots and air traffic controllers keep reporting unruly or hazardous phraseology from time to time. Little do we know about the incentive behind a new phrase whereas an official one exists. Are we sure that everyone understands the same terms in the same way? This video recommends stopping the use of "runway axis" to replace it with "runway extended centreline", or "extended runway centreline", or even "extended centreline". Some other comments have been added about the meaning of "runway heading" - "runway track" is another variant - and a couple of weird phrases, not to mention "go ahead" (in another video maybe) which was removed from ICAO DOC 9432 as early as 2007! After listening to some soundtracks in 2022 you may wonder if "go ahead" has been put back into the ICAO phraseology. Not at all. It's just been kept for the SELCAL procedures. "Runway axis" shouldn't be used either. "Runway axis" may sometimes be used as a landmark for aerobatic display, not for navigation purposes.
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I've just learnt that "runway heading" happens to be understood as "extended centreline" in the UK and some other countries. It just confirms that not everybody understands the same thing. Moreover, the French DGAC manual of radiotelephony recommends "maintain runway tracking". Some other countries use runway track for the extended centreline. So, it turns out it isn't so simple...