writer's blocks
writer's blocks is the plural of writer's block.
Meaning of writer's block
Noun
writer's block (usually uncountable, plural writer's blocks or writers' blocks)
- The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.
- Laymen speak of ‘a writer’s block’ as if it were singular and are often encouraged in this fallacy by authors who are understandably reluctant to discuss something as personal as mental impotence. There are many kinds of writers’ blocks and probably as many reasons for blocks as there are reasons...1994, André Jute, “Writer’s Blues: breaching the blocks”, in Writing a Thriller, 2nd edition, London: A & C Black, →ISBN, page 89
Questions about writer's blocks
- What is writer's blocks the plural of?
- Writer's blocks is the plural of writer's block.
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