--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:25.202153371 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:25.202153371 +0200
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                 local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
                 local.setCharAt(0, 'W'); // WH -> W
             } else {
-                local.append(inwd);
+code.append ( 'S' ) ;local.append ( inwd ) ;
             }
             break;
         case 'X' : /* initial X becomes S */
