Fewer and less can be confusing. Although both words are used as comparatives, they are used differently.
FEWER
Fewer is used with countable nouns, things that can be counted or that normally have a plural such as friends, books, students..
Examples:
There are fewer customers theses days than last summer.
I should eat fewer candies.
There are fewer cookies in the box
LESS
Less is used with uncountable nouns, things that can't be counted or that don't normally have a plural such as money, bread, water...
Examples:
He has less money
There is less drinking water in the village because of the drought.
You should spend less time playing video games.
Less with numbers
Less is normally used with uncountable nouns and fewer with countable nouns. There are some exceptions; less can also be used with counting nouns that denote distance, amount, or time.
Examples:
Less than two weeks
Less than two miles.
Less than three kilos.
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