Is is possible anyone can explain how to pronounce Schuylkill River in Philadelphia?

I was also looking at photos of Boathouse Row. I went past this area last week going to Atlantic City. Absolutely awesome. Would love to see this at Christmas time.
Answer:

Pronounce it the SKOO-KILL River. The express way is pronounced "Sure-Kill expressway." Yes, Boathouse row is something to see! At Christmas time, incredible!!!!!!!!!!

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"Scoo" (as in saying the word scoop) "kill" (as in murder) River.

missyavi

It's pronounced "SKOO-kull" (though you sometimes hear "SKEW-kull"). You know you've been in Philly too long when you can spell it correctly. ;-)

briteyes

Scoo kill as the other posters suggested. A funny thing...the locals call the Schuykill Expressway (I-76) the Sure Kill Expressway.

MaryCheneysAccessory

Skoo- (rhymes with do) kill accent on the first syllable

bandit

"schoo-kill" like saying school without the l. "kill" is dutch for waterway. in colonial times it was correctly pronounced "zwy-keel" (zwy rhymes with shy) but changed over the generations.

Super G

School-kill . Like a school house Sorry, I don't have those pictures.

elmjunburke

I've heard two pronunciations - - one consistent with all the previous answers skoo-kill, but I've also hear it pronounced like shoo-kill.

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