--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:30:24.466155002 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:30:24.470155002 +0200
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
                     break;
                 case 'K' :
                     if (n > 0) { // not initial
-                        if (!isPreviousChar(local, n, 'C')) {
+if  ( n > 0 )  {     if  ( ! ( isPreviousChar ( local, n, 'C' )  )  )  {         code.append ( symb ) ;     } }else {     code.append ( symb ) ; }
                             code.append(symb);
                         }
                     } else {
