The five-letter word that doubles its size with two additional letters: Part II

Factual Questions
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Here is the earlier thread. Thanks for the contributions. I especially liked the off-topic response about the pork rinds.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=46807

Now for the answer. It seems that I (and my co-worker) were the victims of a wild goose chase. Here is the answer:
“meter” becomes “2meters.” That’s it. Ha Ha :rolleyes:

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:mad:

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I wouldn’t consider 2 to be a letter. Wild goose chase indeed.

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Mjollnir, get a rope.