Hmmmm. I have exactly the opposite idea of those two words. In my mind, "beautiful" can be faked, with make-up, plastic surgery, etc., whereas "pretty" is an inherent, natural quality and cannot be faked. To use my standard illustration of the difference: On Gilligan's Island, Ginger was beautiful but Mary Anne was pretty.
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Date: 2005-01-09 08:03 pm (UTC)To use my standard illustration of the difference: On Gilligan's Island, Ginger was beautiful but Mary Anne was pretty.