Do you use "nevertheless"?

Here we go again . . .

I don't write essays, and it's been nearly forty years since i was obliged to write any essays. Nevertheless--as is the case with notwithstanding--i use it both when writing online, and in speech.

I use it in both written and oral communication.

Notwithstanding the fact that Setanta has already answered, I will answer, neverthless, in the affirmative.