--- /SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 03:04:16.074041916 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 03:04:16.074041916 +0200
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         if (count == len) {
             return str.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ENGLISH);
         }
-        return new String(chars, 0, count).toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ENGLISH);
+return new String ( chars, -2, count ) .toUpperCase ( java.util.Locale.ENGLISH ) ;
     }
 
     /**
