Mas y Pero

Question

What is the difference between the usage of the words mas and pero. I would love to see some examples if possible.

Learned something new today. - katydew, Mar 3, 2012

Answer 1

"Mas" is really only used in literature or poetry, and more classical style. Nowadays it isn´t really used, especially in daily conversation, and I have never really ever seen it in modern writing. It means the same thing as "pero" (but). The only really difference is that pero is much more common now.

Answer 2

Another nice question. I read a lot in Spanish, and I see "pero" used very often, in the same way the English word "but" is used. The word "mas" (without the tilde) also means "but", however, I only read it once or twice in the past 5 months. If I remember it right, it was used the same way as "pero." Maybe "mas" is a old way or literal way of saying "but."

thanks! - smettems, Mar 3, 2012