My word!!!...

Pretty and beautiful


Why does the word pretty land so easily on our tongues while the word beautiful weighs heavily when we have to use it.
When we say beautiful we actually mean it...and the word pretty can be used in a very off handed way too....or maybe its because the word pretty can be used in various ways like - This is pretty good.
Somehow the word beautiful is more captivating.
Some feel that pretty is the word used when something is good looking while young and the word beautiful is used when you mean it for ever.
The usage is Intriguing though nowadays many use both the words being unaware of the differences....