char cbuf[32];
        char *c = cbuf;
        int i;
+       int j;
        unsigned long word;
 
        memset(cbuf, '\0', sizeof(cbuf));
                        wc.word = word;
 #define printable_char(c) \
        ({unsigned char __c = c; isascii(__c) && isprint(__c) ? __c : '.'; })
-                       switch (bytesperword) {
-                       case 8:
+                       for (j = 0; j < bytesperword; j++)
                                *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               addr += 4;
-                       case 4:
-                               *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               addr += 2;
-                       case 2:
-                               *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               addr++;
-                       case 1:
-                               *c++ = printable_char(*cp++);
-                               addr++;
-                               break;
-                       }
+                       addr += bytesperword;
 #undef printable_char
                }
        }