http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/bcnwh/post.htm#97321Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:16:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:97321Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/bcnwh/post.htm#97321http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-97321.xml#2 needs its 'but'; it is not an option. I am not so familiar with #1, but it seems interchangeable with #2: I like not only sushi, but also sashimi. I like not only sushi, but sashimi as well. I not only ski, but I also sky-dive. I not only ski, but I sky-dive as well. It appears to me that the 'as well' form is slightly more contrastive.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/bcnwh/post.htmSat, 23 May 2009 19:16:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:97247Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/bcnwh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-97247.xml1. not only ... but ...as well 2. not onlu..... (but) also... Are these phrases interchangeable? In 2, is "but" optional? Does the meaning differ in 2 with or without but? Thank your very much for your help.