SAS, 4747 58 bytes
Fix something
error. I just find this anwser is same with the Excel one.
%macro e(m);
%put%length(%length(%length(&m)&m)&m)&m;
%mend;
Try some example:
%e(hello world);
13hello world
%e(something);
10something11something
%e(the axes);
9the axes