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

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)Reply

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)Reply