--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:06:35.138037444 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:06:35.138037444 +0200
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@
                     code.append('K');
                     break;
                 case 'S' :
-                    if (regionMatch(local,n,"SH") || 
-					    regionMatch(local,n,"SIO") || 
-					    regionMatch(local,n,"SIA")) {
+if  ( isNextChar ( local,n,"SH" )  ) {
+ 
+ 
                         code.append('X');
                     } else {
                         code.append('S');
