Is the phrase

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> "Are there any vegetables except for asparagus?"
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equivalent to

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> "Are there any vegetables other than asparagus?"
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The first feels wrong, and the second feels right, but I have no clear understanding of why that is, or when "except for" should be used rather than "other than", or if they are in fact completely interchangeable.

A second case:

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> Except for asparagus, I love vegetables.
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> Other than asparagus, I love vegetables.
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These two phrases *seem* equivalent to me. Are they?