My husband has had the same job for 22 years now vs My husband is having the same job for 22 years now

The correct phrase is "my husband has had the same job for 22 years now." This is the appropriate way to express the duration of time someone has been in a job. The second phrase is incorrect because the present continuous tense "is having" is not suitable for describing a long-term duration like 22 years.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the duration of time someone has been in a job.

"My husband has had the same job for 22 years now"

This phrase is used to express the fact that someone has been in the same job for a specific period of time, in this case, 22 years.

Examples:

She has had the same car for 10 years now.
They have had the same house for decades.
I have had this phone since I was in college.
He has had the same haircut for as long as I can remember.
We have had the same routine for years.

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I've had the same job for the last six years.
You discover they've had the same job for 20 years...
He's had the same job since he left university.
Two years ago I was just- I had the same job selling insurance, approvals, dismissals.
You've had the same job, same car, same house for 20 years.
Graziella molina has had the same number for 45 years.
This is the second killing in a month where a woman has had the same marks.
It appears this problem is not unique to Volvo, since another constituent has had the same problem with his Mazda 6 2.0tdi.
I felt no awkwardness, because the European Parliament, at least since 1979, has had the same dignity, authority and democratic legitimacy as any other freely elected parliament.
It has had the same effect on my fellow MEPs of the socialist group, with whom I usually manage to come to an agreement very quickly whenever I mention frontier work.
I have been head of science at this school for 22 years now.
No, but I've been a nutritionist at General Parker and my husband has been a wine merchant for several years now.
He's had the same boring job for 40 years.
You had the same look as my husband when he'd go out with Nadine.
Laura did the same job for less money.
I have been able to carry on with the same job for seventy five years.
And now his son is doing the same job for me.
The year after it was finished in 2004, you could do the same job for 20 million dollars in three to four months.
- Emily's held the same job for six years at a car parts store.
Believe it or not, it's cheaper than getting the locals to do the same job for 3 cents and a Bob Marley T-shirt.

This phrase is incorrect. The present continuous tense is not suitable for expressing a long-term duration like 22 years.

"My husband is having the same job for 22 years now"

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I have been head of science at this school for 22 years now.
Listen, my husband is having a fundraiser tonight.
My husband is having just a little bit more...
My husband is having a heart attack.
My husband is having a checkup with Sam.
My husband is having an affair.
Laura did the same job for less money.
I've had the same job for the last six years.
I have been able to carry on with the same job for seventy five years.
You discover they've had the same job for 20 years...
And now his son is doing the same job for me.
The year after it was finished in 2004, you could do the same job for 20 million dollars in three to four months.
- Emily's held the same job for six years at a car parts store.
Believe it or not, it's cheaper than getting the locals to do the same job for 3 cents and a Bob Marley T-shirt.
I know that there are a number of honourable Members in this House who have done the same job for their own countries.
That my husband is having an affair?
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Greens deplore the fact that the crisis on Cyprus, which has been dragging on for 22 years now, has once again led to confrontation costing human lives.
She's been in the same job for sixteen years!
I say that because, as Mrs Sartori has said, there has been legislation to ensure that men and women are paid the same for the same job for more than fifty years.
In the public sector in Greece, there are employees on contract who have been working for the same employer in the same job for decades.

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