asterix
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:15 am Post subject: |
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This is a pretty old construction that goes back at least to the Latin:
non solum....sed etiam = not only... but also.
Nowadays it is OK, apparently, to write it as in your example, with the semi-colon.
However, I think it is better English to include the but.
As well means the same thing as also, so that is OK.
I also think you need to include to be
Not only was the Erie Canal an engineering triumph, but it quickly proved to be a financial success as well.
Not only was the Erie Canal an engineering triumph, but also it quickly proved to be a financial success.
Not only was the Erie Canal an engineering triumph, but it quickly proved to be a financial success also. |
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