M - A - CH - I - N - E - S
The letter CH is a digraph consisting of the sequence of Latin alphabet graphemes C and H, however it is a single phoneme and represents a single entity, equal to other letters of the Czech alphabet. It comes between H and I. Thus, the word "Chemie" (Chemistry) comes after "Fyzika" (Physics) in an alphabetical list. Names beginning with "Ch" are listed in the same way in a phonebook. In a crossword it takes only one square.
The sign-maker who made the casino sign above, applied the Czech grammar rules to a foreign word – in this case C and H should be treated as separate letters. The same error could be found on other signs containing CH, the most prevalent being – EXCHANGE.
Prague, Czech Republic.
M - A - CH - I - N - E - S
The letter CH is a digraph consisting of the sequence of Latin alphabet graphemes C and H, however it is a single phoneme and represents a single entity, equal to other letters of the Czech alphabet. It comes between H and I. Thus, the word "Chemie" (Chemistry) comes after "Fyzika" (Physics) in an alphabetical list. Names beginning with "Ch" are listed in the same way in a phonebook. In a crossword it takes only one square.
The sign-maker who made the casino sign above, applied the Czech grammar rules to a foreign word – in this case C and H should be treated as separate letters. The same error could be found on other signs containing CH, the most prevalent being – EXCHANGE.
Prague, Czech Republic.