symbol jargon translator

jargon.sh

#!/bin/bash
while true; do
  read LINE
  echo "$LINE" | while IFS= read -r -n1 i; do
    case $i in
      "<"|">")
        echo -n "waka "
      ;;
      "!")
        echo -n "bang "
      ;;
      "*")
        echo -n "splat "
      ;;
      "#")
        echo -n "hash "
      ;;
      "'")
        echo -n "tick "
      ;;
      "^")
        echo -n "caret "
      ;;
      "\"")
        echo -n "quote "
      ;;
      "\`")
        echo -n "back-tick "
      ;;
      "\$")
        echo -n "dollar "
      ;;
      "-")
        echo -n "dash "
      ;;
      "=")
        echo -n "equal "
      ;;
      "@")
        echo -n "at "
      ;;
      "_")
        echo -n "underscore "
      ;;
      "%")
        echo -n "percent "
      ;;
      "1")
        echo -n "number one "
      ;;
      "2")
        echo -n "number two "
      ;;
      "3")
        echo -n "number three "
      ;;
      "4")
        echo -n "number four "
      ;;
      "5")
        echo -n "number five "
      ;;
      "6")
        echo -n "number six"
      ;;
      "7")
        echo -n "number seven "
      ;;
      "8")
        echo -n "number eight "
      ;;
      "9")
        echo -n "number nine "
      ;;
      "["|"]")
        echo -n "bracket "
      ;;
      ".")
        echo -n "dot "
      ;;
      "/"|"\\")
        echo -n "slash "
      ;;
      "|")
        echo -n "vertical bar "
      ;;
      "{"|"}")
        echo -n "curly bracket "
      ;;
      ",")
        echo -n "comma "
      ;;
      "~")
        echo -n "tilde "
      ;;
      "&")
        echo -n "ampersand "
      ;;
    esac
  done
  echo
done
exit