- $*   - join items together as a string (separated by $IFS)
- "$*" - same as above with no word-splitting on expansion

- $@   - deconstruct array in the exact form of the array
- "$@" - same as above with no word-splitting on expansion

IF YOU FIND THAT REMOVING QUOTES MAKES YOUR PROGRAM WORK THEN
IT'S CRINGE AND YOU'RE WRONG.