spell and speak

spellspeak.sh

#!/bin/bash
	
echo "Press [CTRL+C] to exit..."; echo

os=${OSTYPE//[0-9.]/}

if [[ "$os" == "linux-gnu" ]];
then
	speak="espeak -v english-us"
elif [[ "$os" == "darwin" ]];
then
	speak="say"
else
	echo "Operating system is not supported"
	exit
fi

while :
do
	phrase=''

	# Break apart words
	IFS=' ' read -ra chars
	for i in "${chars[@]}"; do
		# Break apart letters
		j=0
		while [ $j -lt ${#i} ];
		do
			$speak "${i:$j:1}" &> /dev/null
			j=$((j+1));
		done
	
		$speak "$i" &> /dev/null

		if [[ "$phrase" = "" ]];
		then
			phrase="$i"
		else
			phrase="$phrase $i"
		fi
	done

	# Don't say it twice!
	if [[ $phrase != $chars ]];
	then
		$speak "$phrase" &> /dev/null
	fi
done