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Formation: N + を抜きにして／を抜きに; N + は抜きにして; N + を抜きにしては + negative or impossibility (語れない, 考えられない); casual: N + 抜きで／抜きの + N

This pattern has two main uses. First, を抜きにして means leaving X out or skipping it, as in 堅苦しい挨拶は抜きにして or 冗談は抜きにして, meaning joking aside. Second, を抜きにしては, followed by a negative or impossibility such as 語れない or 考えられない, says that Y is impossible without X, which stresses that X is essential. It is neutral and used in both speech and writing, and the short form 抜きで (わさび抜き, 朝食抜きで) is everyday and casual. 〜なくして（は） has a similar 'without X, Y is impossible' meaning but is more formal and literary. 〜は別として and 〜はともかく only put X aside for the moment, and do not claim that X is essential.

Variants: 〜を抜きに、〜は抜きにして、〜を抜きにしては、〜抜きで／抜きの + N

Examples

• 堅苦しい挨拶は抜きにして、さっそく始めましょう。
  Let's skip the formal greetings and get started right away.
• 彼の存在を抜きにしては、このチームの優勝は語れない。
  You can't talk about this team's championship without talking about him.
• 費用の問題を抜きにして、計画を進めることはできない。
  We can't push ahead with the plan while leaving the question of cost aside.

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