Talk:CliffsNotes
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One thing that Cliff's Notes and Wikipedia have in common is that they pull their references from other sources and are widely criticized if used for direct citation. I believe this is a topic of further discussion.
- Perhaps. But not here. - DavidWBrooks 00:43, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] More generic usage
This term (Cliff's Notes for X) has spread into a generic use meaning summary, more or less. I have never even seen a Cliff's Notes (or CliffsNotes) and I use the phrase this way. e.g. "Here's the Cliff's Notes version" (=="Here's a summary").
But in two minutes of googling, I can't find a decent linguistic reference in order to expand on this in the article. Grooh. If someone else can, please add it. pfctdayelise (translate?) 14:22, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] See Also
As there are myriad competitors to Cliff's Notes, placing a few of them in See Also is worthless. Who's ever heard of Bookrags or York Notes? Spark Notes is the modern-day Cliff's Notes, and is worthy of See Also. Otherwise we may as well link to Monarch Notes, Bloom's Notes, Barron's Notes, etc. etc. etc. --Metrofeed 13:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)Metrofeed
- York Notes are standard. Who in the UK has ever heard of 'CliffsNotes'? (Read: kill the American bias.) Njál 13:15, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "CliffsNotes" vs. "Cliffs Notes"
There's no current mention in this article about why the title is "CliffsNotes", as opposed to "Cliffs Notes". There is a mention about it not being "CliffNotes", but there is no cited source for an authoritative declaration of this fact. The image currently shown in the article appears to be titled Cliffs Notes on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which implies "Cliffs Notes" is correct. A quick check of the Library of Congress shows many different issues in this product line with various spellings, spacing, and capitalization, including "Cliffsnotes" and possibly other variations. Such a basic question should have an answer with a properly referenced source. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 05:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
