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It helps a lot vs that helps a lot

Both sentences are correct but used in slightly different contexts. 'It helps a lot' can refer to any helpful action or situation, while 'that helps a lot' refers to a particular action or thing that is helpful.
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Last updated: July 05, 2024 • 99772 views

It helps a lot

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that something is very helpful or beneficial in a general sense.

Examples:

  • Thank you for your advice, it helps a lot.
  • Having a positive attitude really helps a lot in difficult situations.
  • Sep 4, 2019 ... ... it helps a lot". Those could mean that it helps you a lot or that it helps you and a group of a people a lot. But "Thanks, that helps me a ...
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  • May 22, 2024 ... I'd prefer collapsed by default but even if it doesn't collapse, it helps a lot just having them grouped and indented under the featured ...
  • Nov 29, 2018 ... It helps a lot. Increasing the cooling moves causing for me usually more issues because the filament tip is cooled down and whatever was ...
  • May 25, 2017 ... ... it helps a lot with big files, to make file smaller and to organize and change easier. That's way this feature has to be very smooth and ...
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  • Aug 18, 2023 ... It helps a lot and really appreciate your empathy first approach to offsetting my fears :green_heart: The app I'm using is actually called ...
  • Nov 17, 2022 ... ... it helps a lot when building a graph! One other feature that would be really helpful, is the ability to group nodes together and label them ...

Alternatives:

  • It is very helpful.
  • It is greatly beneficial.
  • It is very useful.
  • It makes a big difference.
  • It is extremely beneficial.

that helps a lot

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a specific action or thing that is particularly helpful in a given context.

Examples:

  • The new study technique that you showed me really helps a lot.
  • That extra piece of information you provided helps a lot in understanding the topic.
  • Sep 4, 2019 ... ... that helps a lot.".|There is no difference in meaning. "Me" is optional when it's clear who got helped from the context. If the context ...
  • Jan 22, 2014 ... A trick that helps a lot when dealing with omnibuses or hardcovers that tend to lose things in the gutter.
  • Sep 11, 2021 ... Is there any magey equipment that helps a lot with weather? ... The cold is easy enough to deal with, between building fires and using fire sigils ...
  • "that helps a lot" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to refer to something that has been said or done that was useful or beneficial.
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  • Mar 21, 2024 ... Thank you for the reply Mary, that helps a lot! I guess I may have copied it in from another program now that you point that out. I will say ...
  • Oct 27, 2019 ... Thanks, that helps a lot. 2 Likes. honzapav 31 January 2020 18:41 6. Hello, is there a way to limit the number of notifications when someone ...
  • May 16, 2023 ... Thank you for your time reading this and for developing a really good solution that helps a lot of companies. 1 Like. olgatrykush May 16 ...
  • Jul 16, 2024 ... Hi Vanessa, that helps a lot…thank you! To confirm an example…if I have two people in Engineering, one of them is in Company and one of them ...

Alternatives:

  • That is very helpful.
  • That is greatly beneficial.
  • That is very useful.
  • That makes a big difference.
  • That is extremely beneficial.

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