Are these three sentences all natural? (marriage is truly like a fortress besieged) Those who are OUTSIDE want to get in, and those who are INSIDE want to get out. Those who are ON THE OUTSIDE want t

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Are these three sentences all natural? (marriage is truly like a fortress besieged) Those who are OUTSIDE want to get in, and those who are INSIDE want to get out. Those who are ON THE OUTSIDE want to get in, and those who are ON THE INSIDE want to get out. Those who are FROM THE OUTSIDE want to get in, and those who are FROM THE INSIDE want to get out.

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Only the first one is correct. Those who are OUTSIDE want to get in, and those who are INSIDE want to get out.

Actually, I would say all three sounds quite natural to me. It really depends how many actors you want in this circus. Say for the second part, people on the outside (maybe a mistress that is outside of a group) want to get in and meet up with the lover (who is "on the inside"). Trust me on this- all three combinations are possible. Cyrano beware~

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