--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:06:51.382036929 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:06:51.386036928 +0200
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@
 		boolean matches = false;
 		if( index > 0 &&
 		    index < string.length() ) {
-			matches = string.charAt(index - 1) == c;
+ 
+ 
 		}
 		return matches;
 	}
