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There are things that he knows better than her and other things the she knows better than him when it comes to using a computer. They help each other out. I DONT KNOW

I had to run away from the enemy, of which I have a lot/many. BOTH

One year later, she still cries about her daughters death as if it was yesterday. AS IF IT WERE

She never tires./She never gets tired. NOT SURE

I debated calling you, I just could bring myself to call. CAN YOU USE ING WITH DEBATE???

Hopefully one day our paths will cross under different circumstances. OK

She can't be trusted to stay alone as she is suicidal. OK

Of/from all the people that she could have chosen, she chose me. OF ALL THE PEOPLE

I trusted him until the point when/where he betrayed my trust. WHEN I think

The movie is short but seem like it's 3 hours long since its so slow./seems to last forever. NOT SURE

She's sharing the bed with/of my ex husband. DONT KNOW

My intention was not to hurt you./It wasn't my intention to hurt you. BOTH

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alc24Could you please help me correct my corrections?

Hi alex,
I'll try to help...
When it comes to using a computer, there are things that he knows better than her and other things the she knows better than him . They help each other out. I DONT KNOW This sentence is ok, if you switch the phrases as i did. You could say "...there are things that he knows better than she does", but I don't think it makes the meaning any clearer.
I had to run away from the enemy, of which I have a lot/many. BOTH. I think it would be better to turn it around and say: "I have so many enemies, I had to run away from them." Or, you could say: "I had to run away from my enemies because there are so many (or a lot ) of them."
One year later, she still cries about her daughter's [don't forget the apostrophe!] death as if it was yesterday. AS IF IT WERE. Yes, as if it were is the correct form here.
She never tires./She never gets tired. NOT SURE Either one is correct, From my AmEng standpoint, "She never gets tired," would be the most likely form.
I debated calling you, I just could bring myself to call. CAN YOU USE ING WITH DEBATE??? Yes. It is like saying, "I debated about calling you." Most Americans, I think, would say "...debated about calling you." or "debated whether to call you."
Hopefully one day our paths will cross under different circumstances. OK. Perfect.
She can't be trusted to stay alone as she is suicidal. OK. Fine.
Of/from all the people that she could have chosen, she chose me. OF ALL THE PEOPLE. My first impression is that i would not use either ''Of' or 'From', but rather 'Among'. If I had to choose between 'Of' or 'From', i would choose 'Of', but I cannot tell you why, except that it sounds right.
I trusted him until the point ~~when~~/where he betrayed my trust. WHEN I think. Using 'when' instead of 'where' would be perfectly fine. Just a matter of personal taste.
The movie is short but seem like it's 3 hours long since its so slow./seems to last forever. NOT SURE. Ok. I would say: "The movie is short, but it seems long because it is so slow-moving that it seems to last forever."
She's sharing the bed with/of my ex husband. DONT KNOW. Better to say: " She's sharing the bed of my ex-husband." If you wanted to use 'with', I would say "She's in bed with my ex-husband.".
My intention was not to hurt you./It wasn't my intention to hurt you. BOTH? Both are fine. In conversation it might be more common to say: "I didn't mean to hurt you."
Hope this helps,
TrysB

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