Riddle

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Choose an answer

A.Long
B.Small
C.Tiny
D.Short
Hint: It's a word with 5 letters, starting with "S".

Answer

Short

Why this is the answer

Adding 'ER' to SHORT produces SHORTER -- a word that is textually longer but describes something even more short, a play on meaning versus letter count.

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