diff -r1.1 GermanStemmer.java
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< 	 * @param word  The term that should be stemmed.
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> 	 * @param term  The term that should be stemmed.
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< 		// Check the 7 "base" suffixes: "e", "s", "n", "t", "em", "er", "nd" for all
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> 		// Strip the 7 "base" suffixes: "e", "s", "n", "t", "em", "er", "nd" for all
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< 		// possible suffixes.
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> 		// possible suffixes, stripping only the characters from them they are build
> 		// does mostly the same.
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> 		sb = resubstitute( sb );
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< 		sb = resubstitute( sb );
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< 			if ( c < ( sb.length() - 3 ) && buffer.charAt( c ) == 'g' && buffer.charAt ( c + 1 ) == 'e' ) {
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> 			if ( c < ( buffer.length() - 4 ) && buffer.charAt( c ) == 'g' && buffer.charAt ( c + 1 ) == 'e' ) {
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< 	 * - Substitute an second char of an pair of equal characters with
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> 	 * - Substitute a second char of a pair of equal characters with
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< 			// Take care that enough characters at left for search.
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> 			// Take care that at least one character is left side from the current one.
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< 	 * Undoes some changes made by substitute(). That are character pairs and
< 	 * character combinations.
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> 	 * Undoes the changes made by substitute(). That are character pairs and
> 	 * character combinations. Umlauts will remain as their corresponding
> 	 * vowel, as "ß" remains as "ss".
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< 	 * @return  The term without the not human reaqdable substitutions.
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> 	 * @return  The term without the not human readable substitutions.