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What do YOU say? How do you pronounce 'Westminster?'

We thought this one was a no-brainer. 

We here at Next thought this one was a no-brainer. However, we quickly found out from viewers that Westminster, the city between Denver and Boulder, is mispronounced by a lot of people.

We called the mayor of the city to find some answers.

"The proper way to pronounce the city is WEST-MINN-STER," Mayor Atchison said.

It sounds like it spells, so why the confusion?

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Mayor Herb Atchison says the most popular incorrect pronunciation is WEST-MINISTER.

He's even heard people born in Westminster say the city's name with an extra "I."

"What they do is, in the spelling of Westminster, they tend to put an I in front of the S, and there's not one," Mayor Atchison said.

He believes the city's name was always mispronounced, ever since it was formed - 105 years ago.

Dedication of Fireman's Park, 73rd Avenue and Bradburn Boulevard. Photo from "Westminster Then & Now" page 113.

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