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On-Yomi: キャク — Kun-Yomi: かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける

Koohii stories:

1) [Ricardo] 31-1-2007(428): [instead; on the contrary; rather] Gone is the time for stamps - use e-mail instead.

2) [Viking101] 8-1-2010(47): We use e-mail now instead of regular mail. My e-mail is gone before you can even put a stamp on your snail mail.

3) [Wakela] 23-3-2007(18): If you tried to attach money to an envelope to pay for postage it would be GONE before it arrived at the post office. That's why we use STAMPS instead.

4) [blackstockc] 16-2-2008(9): Having accidentally sent his children a home made sex video instead of the family Christmas tape, the man ran to the post office to switch packages. "I'm sorry sir, but your package was gone moments after you paid for the stamp.".

5) [fuaburisu] 19-1-2006(9): Lick soiled-elbow instead of stamp ?

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