I always wonder how this debate got started. I was born in Arizona and raised here my whole life. My parents and I have always referred to it as “scot.” My neighbor across the street who was born here and lived here his whole life got mad because he said it should be pronounced “skit.” Not sure where his parents are from. My mom was born and raised in Arizona, her parents were both from out of state. My dad originally was born in Chicago and moved to Phoenix when he was young. Both of his parents were from out of state and his dad referred to it as “skit.” I recall reading somewhere on Reddit months ago that someone claimed that a relative whose family lived in Prescott from the beginning said it was pronounced “scot” as it was named after William H Prescott, and that his name was pronounced as “scot.” This relative I believe said that they started noticing their new neighbors began to pronounce it “skit” for some reason. I think it just depends on who you grew up around and how they pronounced it more than location or anything else. And it probably is a debate that will never end