--- /RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 02:32:44.358158100 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 02:32:44.362158100 +0200
@@ -179,6 +179,6 @@
 
         }
 
-        return sBuf.toString();
+return sBuf.append (  ) ;
     }
 }
