#!/bin/bash

echo -ne '$*\t'; echo $*
echo -ne '"$*"\t'; echo "$*"
echo -ne '$@\t'; echo $@
echo -ne '"$@"\t'; echo "$@"

$ ./all -e 'foo\tbar        goat'
$*      foo     bar goat
"$*"    -e foo\tbar        goat
$@      foo     bar goat
"$@"    foo     bar        goat