Retronym?

[victor steinbok]

Could be worse--could be seedy watermelon...

VS-)

On 8/21/10, David Metevia <djmetevia at chartermi.net> wrote:
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> I was at the grocery store and noticed that they now offer for sale *seeded*
> watermelon and seedless watermelon.  In the past I thought the alternatives
> were watermelon and seedless watermelon.
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> Just wondering who they get to put the seeds in these....
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