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WATCH: West Coasters 'Pronounce' Pennsylvania Places

Schuylkill "is like a curse word," one outsider says.

Admittedly, some of the place names in Pennsylvania aren’t exactly spelled phonetically.

Real estate site Movoto asked six West Coasters to pronounce the names of a few Pennsylvania towns. You know, easy ones, like Chillisquaque.

The result? “Watching them try and fail (MISERABLY) is totally hilarious,” Movoto says.

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Schuylkill “is like a curse word,” one outsider says. Or, another participant says, maybe it’s “a silent S. Chuckle!”

Could you pronounce all of these Pennsylvania place names on the first try?

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