{"id":22426,"date":"2013-09-10T00:42:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T04:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=22426"},"modified":"2013-09-10T00:42:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T04:42:57","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-uoeno-necklace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/jewel-of-the-month-uoeno-necklace\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: UOENO Necklace"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I introduced my TWERK necklace as August’s Jewel of the Month<\/a>, I noted that the overuse of a word\/acronym tells me when the time is right to add that word\/acronym to my pop-culture-inspired WENDY by Wendy Brandes diffusion line<\/a>. An expression has reached critical mass when I’m ready to cut the next bitch who uses it!<\/p>\n

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been eyeing phrases that are condensed and corrupted to basic sounds. Among the examples that I love to hate are \u201cion\u201d (as in \u201cIon know why you did that\u201d), \u201ciono\u201d (\u201cIono why you did that\u201d), and \u201ctalmbout\u201d (\u201cYou know what I\u2019m talmbout?\u201d).\u00a0 But none of those are a complete thought. It would be weird to wear a necklace that says “I don’t” (“ion”) or “talking about” (“talmbout”).\u00a0 So September’s Jewel of the Month is …<\/p>\n

\"UOENOnecklace.60__10673_std\"<\/a>

$300. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n

Do you want to take a guess at what it means? Recite the letters out loud, quickly. Try it again. And again. I’ll wait!<\/p>\n