deserve of

Quote from a Harvard open course:
Suppose that were the moral basis of Harvard’s admission policy. What letters would they have to write to people they rejected or accepted for that matter? Wouldn’t they have to write something like this; Dear unsuccessful applicant, we regret to inform you that your application for admission has been rejected. It’s not your fault that when you came along society happened not to need the qualities you have to offer. Those admitted instead of you are not themselves deserving of a place, nor worthy of praise for the factors that led to their admission we are in any case only using them and you as instruments of a wider social purpose. Better luck next time.

Does it make sense to say "deserve of"? It looks odd to me.
Thanks.

"Deserve of" will not work.

MikeNewYork said:

"Deserve of" will not work.

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I find the usage of 'deserve of ' in dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deserve?s=t
definition 2
I just wonder if there's any difference between say "derserve the praise" and "derserve of the praise"?
Thank you so much.

You have messed up the link in your last post. The link leads us back to this thread, not to a dictionary definition.

We can say:

He deserves the praise.
He is deserving of the praise.

We don't say "He deserves of the praise".

I'm sorry , I made a mistake, I've corrected the link. so there's no difference in meaning between 'deserve the praise' and 'deservig of the praise'?
Thank you.

masterding said:

I'm sorry , I made a mistake, I've corrected the link.

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I consider them comma splices, but I am not a teacher.

Matthew Wai said:

I consider them comma splices, but I am not a teacher.

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I'm sorry I made a mistake, I've corrected the link.

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What about now?

masterding said:

I'm sorry I made a mistake, I've corrected the link.

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I still consider it a comma splice, according to http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/commasplice.htm

Not a teacher.

Matthew Wai said:

I still consider it a comma splice, according to http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/commasplice.htm

Not a teacher.

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So in your opinion how to fix this comma splice?

You can say:

I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I've corrected the link.
I'm sorry I made a mistake. I've corrected the link.

There is a difference in meaning between "I'm sorry. I made a mistake" and "I'm sorry I made a mistake".

emsr2d2 said:

You can say:

I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I've corrected the link.
I'm sorry I made a mistake. I've corrected the link.

There is a difference in meaning between "I'm sorry. I made a mistake" and "I'm sorry I made a mistake".

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What's the difference?

Could the first one mean that the speaker is sorry for something else instead of making a mistake?

Not a teacher.

In this case, "I'm sorry" refers to posting the wrong link. "I made a mistake" was an acknowledgement of that mistake.

"I'm sorry" and "I made a mistake" are separate statements. The first is an apology for something as yet unspecified. The second is an explanation of what the person did. When said together, it is very likely that the two are linked.
"I'm sorry I made a mistake" is the same as "I'm sorry that I made a mistake" - The two are inextricably linked. The speaker is only apologising for making a mistake.