Talk:ne'er cast a clout till May be out

subjunctive 'be'
HI, it would enrich the entry greatly to add some note about the use of the subjunctive. Thanks in advance. --Backinstadiums (talk) 07:43, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Where?
In what region of what country do people


 * go straight from winter clothes to summer clothes, with no period of wearing spring clothes in between?
 * feel it's important to ignore the weather forecast in deciding what clothes to wear on a given day, at least until June?

Furthermore, there seem to be at least three interpretations of "til May be out":


 * 1) until the start of the month of May (i.e. May has emerged)
 * 2) until the end of the month of May
 * 3) until mayflowers have emerged

The etymology keeps all of these interpretations open, but the given definition implies that only 2 is valid. — Smjg (talk) 15:35, 30 September 2022 (UTC)