gistfile1.txt

#! /bin/bash                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
function x() {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
echo $1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  y $@                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
function y() {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  echo $1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
x '1 2 3'  


output 

1 2 3 
1