The unique slang of the language preferred "Down Under" has seen a spiralling slump in its use. Historian Richard Magoffin warns that Australian's own culture and identity is fading under the assault of U. S. television shows, even though a tourist or a foreigner who opens up an Australian newspaper might still find what they see written as bizarre. Most tourists who visit Australia are aware that barbecues are "barbies", but they may not realize to what extent suffixes are used and played on, sometimes almost to a flabbergasting effect.