I think the reason that most of these didn't really catch on, is due to creative writing picking up the slack for what punctuation lacked.
It's not a decision between, "she said,'Who didn't put gas in the car?' or 'Who didn't put gas in the car!'" - it's just "'Who didn't put gas in the car?" she questioned angrily." Bazin’s marks are made redundant by the tone of the piece, where irony and certainty really don't need to be explicitly pointed out. The question and exclamation commas don't really serve a purpose, because the tone of each clause could really be determined through context clues. The only thing that's not always explicit or easily identifiable is sarcasm, but there's usually an ounce of hyperbole or a previous or later contrast of opinion that make it more apparent.
They're all neat ideas, but I think some feel that they're just cop outs for lazy reading / writing. Plus, they don't really add enough benefit for people to start using them.
I think the reason that most of these didn't really catch on, is due to creative writing picking up the slack for what punctuation lacked.
It's not a decision between, "she said,'Who didn't put gas in the car?' or 'Who didn't put gas in the car!'" - it's just "'Who didn't put gas in the car?" she questioned angrily." Bazin’s marks are made redundant by the tone of the piece, where irony and certainty really don't need to be explicitly pointed out. The question and exclamation commas don't really serve a purpose, because the tone of each clause could really be determined through context clues. The only thing that's not always explicit or easily identifiable is sarcasm, but there's usually an ounce of hyperbole or a previous or later contrast of opinion that make it more apparent.
They're all neat ideas, but I think some feel that they're just cop outs for lazy reading / writing. Plus, they don't really add enough benefit for people to start using them.