¡Presta atención! = ¡Pon atención!

Question

Can they both be used? I always use the first but I heard the second lately, in a TV show. Gracias.

Answer 1

Both mean the same thing, and both are equally valid. Who uses which is a matter of custom.

Yup... de acuerdo... - DJ_Huero, Apr 13, 2011

De acuerdo tambien. - pacofinkler, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 2

Just Googling '¡Pon atención! there are lots of results, although many many of them refer to a song title.

A few examples:

• Pon atención a tu salud bucal.

• Pon atención cuando compras un Mac de segunda mano.

• ¡Aguas! ¡Pon atención!

• Pon atención al detalle.

Answer 3

For me: interchangeables.

The second sounds maybe more colloquial.

Hola Cogu :) 'interchangeable'. - galsally, Apr 14, 2011

Answer 4

Presta atención! = ¡Pon atención!

I agree with Gekkosan but with this note. I hear "pon attención" more frequently. and in my opinion "pon attención" has a bit more strength.

Answer 5

Nunca he oído el segundo. Me interesa la respuesta.

Me interesa la respuesta. A mi me interesa la respuesta a tu pregunta (sin en). - jeezzle, Apr 13, 2011

Se me olvidó. - pescador1, Apr 13, 2011

A mí con acento. - pescador1, Apr 13, 2011

Hazme caso. Hágame caso. Hacerme caso. - 0074b507, Apr 13, 2011

I am unable to make accents in comments because I lack the Microsoft character set. I don't really feel that comments are for corrections as much as the real deal posts anyway, but I appreciate you. - jeezzle, Apr 13, 2011

because I use Linux. - jeezzle, Apr 13, 2011

That's cool. Im so used to being corrected about things like that at school.. - pescador1, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 6

Good question. I'm bumping it up in hopes to get more responses.