When it comes to the grocery store, I leave the hard work to the Mrs. She usually goes on Saturday afternoon armed with a list while I attend to mowing the lawn. Despite my disdain for yard work, I’d much rather mow a lawn on a 95 degree day than go to air conditioned grocery store.

The only time I go to the grocery store is when I have to pick up the items that my wife may have forgotten or to pick up more baby food (Gerber #3 or Graduates) for our daughter. There’s a Safeway on the way home so it’s usually my store of choice. Moreover, Safeway has a great selection of gift cards. Whenever I have a closing I usually stop by Safeway to pick up a Home Depot gift card for my clients.

leto.jpgSafeway cashiers like to say your surname i.e. last name when they hand you the receipt. They probably get your last name if you have a Safeway club card membership or a debit/credit card. The cashiers have never pronounced my surname correctly. My surname, LETO, is fairly short and simple and I pronounce it Lee-toe. In Italy it’s pronounced, Lay-toe. The actor, Jared, likes to pronounce it Leh-toe. If you’re a wise guy from New York (or Boston) you’ll pronounce Lido as in Lido Shuffle.

So which way is correct?

Give me a word, any word, and I show you that the root of that word is Greek. -Gus Portokalos

LÄ“tṓ – Long e and emphasis on the o.

Leto according to wikipedia is Greek in origin. Leto was the daughter of two titans and got knocked up by Zeus (Zeus deflowered everything in sight) and gave birth to Apollo and Artemis.

Oh but wait, the surname Leto is not Greek, it’s Italian. However, if you pronounce Leto, Leh-toe, Italians will think you’re saying letto which means bed. I’m sticking with the Greek pronunciation.

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