質問: ですけれども と ですけど はどう違いますか? ですけれども と ですけど はどう違いますか?
回答: ですけ(れ)ど(も) in formal speeches/writings, you should use unabbreviated ですけれども . (especially so in written words.) or, if you prefer a shorter way of saying, ですが sounds just fine. ですけど sounds a little less formal because of its "shortened" form, but sounds totally acceptable in spoken words.