Using Less and Fewer

English Using Less and Fewer, how to use less, how to use fewer. Difference between less and fewer;

LESS

Less is used when talking about things that are uncountable or have no plural. It is complatible with collective nouns, non-countable nouns and volumes.

Examples

• I earn less money than a policeman.
• Many of us maybe eat less sugar.
• I sleep less than my father.

FEWER

Fewer is used when talking about things or people in the plural. It is used countable nouns and individual items.

Examples

• I bought fewer books this year.
• They’ve got fewer problems than they used to have.
• Now I’ve got fewer tasks than I used to have.