「not only」の使い方

"Not only" is a tricky phrase.

not only A but also B - AだけでなくBも、AのみならずBも、AばかりでなくBも◆alsoは省略されることもある。(definition from 英辞郎 on the web)

You can read more about it at their website:

http://eow.alc.co.jp/not+only+but+also/UTF-8/

The tricky thing about using it is that the subject and the verb are reversed in the "not only" phrase, like this:

• It was hot today.
• It was humid, too.

× Not only it was hot today, but it was also humid.
○ Not only was it hot today, but it was humid, too.

I got these neat tea bags from someone last week. Unlike a regular tea bag, they are like skinny pyramids.

One nice part of the design is the wire in the string. At the end of the string is tag that looks like a tea leaf. Because of the shape, you don't need to wrap the string around the handle. It won't fall into the cup by accident. Here's the company's website:

http://www.teaforte.com/

Not only do they look nice, the tea tasted really nice, too. Thanks!