Just a short rant from a picky reader/listener. There is no such thing, to my knowledge, as a "momento," and Word agrees. Memento, from memory, memorial, et al.
momentous memento
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me·men·to
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toʊ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[muh-men-toh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -tos, -toes. 1. an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir. 2. anything serving as a reminder or warning. 3. (initial capital letter, italics) Roman Catholic Church. either of two prayers in the canon of the Mass, one for persons living and the other for persons dead.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L mementō, impv. of meminisse to remember]
—Usage note Memento is sometimes spelled momento, perhaps by association with moment. The word is actually related to remember. One of its earliest meanings was “something that serves to warn.” The meaning “souvenir” is a recent development: The stone animal carvings are mementos of our trip to Victoria. Momento is considered by many to be a misspelling, but it occurs so frequently in edited writing that some regard it as a variant spelling rather than an error.
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