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New2grammar  #535662  Wed, 02 Jul 08 11:05 AM
Algae is invading the shores of Beijing. Officials have allocated funds to clean up the shores before the Olympics. Elsewhere in China such as TsingTao, algea bloom is not at all unheard of.

1. Are there any mistakes?

2  What's the meaning of at all unheard of, if it makes sense? Does it imply that algea outbreak affects other cities in China as well?

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Clive  #535843  Wed, 02 Jul 08 02:38 PM
Hi,
Algae is invading the shores of Beijing. Officials have allocated funds to clean up the shores before the Olympics. Elsewhere in China such as TsingTao, algea bloom is not at all unheard of.

1. Are there any mistakes?Only a little repetition, as shown.

2  What's the meaning of at all unheard of, if it makes sense? If something is not unheard of, it is heard of.
Does it imply that algea outbreak affects other cities in China as well?Yes, it means they are quite common.
Best wishes, Clive
  
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New2grammar  #535845  Wed, 02 Jul 08 02:41 PM

Clive
If something is not unheard of, it is heard of.


Clive, What about "not AT ALL unheard of"?

At all with negation is quite confusing to me.
  
Feebs11  #535873  Wed, 02 Jul 08 03:39 PM
Surely "algae"? 
  
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New2grammar  #535884  Wed, 02 Jul 08 03:56 PM
What do you mean, Feebs?

Are you saying the content may not be logical?

Here's the news. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=10519575
  
Feebs11  #535935  Wed, 02 Jul 08 06:02 PM
 No - I was looking at your spelling Indifferent
  
New2grammar  #535938  Wed, 02 Jul 08 06:05 PM
I see. Thanks.
  
Goodman  #535977  Wed, 02 Jul 08 08:00 PM
Elsewhere in China such as TsingTao, algea bloom is not at all unheard of.

This in a nutshell means it had happened many times before in the past, to some degree, it even infers common reoccurance
  
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New2grammar  #535979  Wed, 02 Jul 08 08:02 PM
Goodman
it even infers common reoccurance
Thank you, Goodman!!
  
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