Prose or prose means writing that is not in verse, or not poetry--
He is famous for his poetry, but his prose is even better.
There are two kinds of writing--prose and poetry.
Pros or pros ( rhymes with prose ) may be the plural ( more than one ) of "pro", short for professional--
He may play another year as an amateur before he joins the pros.
Pros may also be the plural of "pro", meaning for, or not against--
The pros outnumber the cons by six votes.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The real writing pros can have 500 words of prose ready in less than an hour."
Note--"pro" is also a Latin word, meaning "for"--
The lawyer will take the case pro bono.
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