[throwaway2037]

echo is unreliable; I agree. Instead, I use "paranoid" printf with leading double dash:

    prinf -- "fmt str here..." "$carefully" "$quoted" "$args"

[ndsipa_pomu]

printf -- "fmt str here..." "${carefully}" "${quoted}" "${args}"

[yourad_io]

What is the difference?

[throwaway2037]

In this example: None