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How is this surname really pronounced? Is it something like sky-ler or is it more like shoo-ler? Are both wrong?
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As in Skylab
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Dutch pronunciation:
The Ducth pronunciation is very difficult to convey in writing, because it contains two sound that English doesn't have. Let me try anyway:
SKHUY-lur
The KH is meant as a Dutch G, similar to the Scottish CH in 'loch'
The UY has as symbol in the phonetic alphabet the: œy. In my experience most foreigners trying to learn Dutch tend to say OU (like in 'house') to this particular sound. I can best describe it as being sort of in between OU and UY.
The Ducth pronunciation is very difficult to convey in writing, because it contains two sound that English doesn't have. Let me try anyway:
SKHUY-lur
The KH is meant as a Dutch G, similar to the Scottish CH in 'loch'
The UY has as symbol in the phonetic alphabet the: œy. In my experience most foreigners trying to learn Dutch tend to say OU (like in 'house') to this particular sound. I can best describe it as being sort of in between OU and UY.
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Schuyler is a Dutch surname and in the USA it is normally pronounced "sky-ler".
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I know it to be prn. Sky-ler. I do know someone with a surname which is prn. SHOO-ler, but it is spelled Schuler.
Britney Tamber
*DH: Adam Jeffrey*
Britney Tamber
*DH: Adam Jeffrey*
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I say SKY-ler.
R.I.P. Steve Irwin
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