It's used when you reply inline to messages from others - so you know who
made which comment. It's very helpful when multiple people are commenting in
an email exchange.

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"W van Cothen" wrote in message
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"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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W van Cothen wrote:

Why do I sometimes see my own name [in parentheses] appear when I hit
the Enter key? I don't understand what is happening there.

Click ToolsOptionsE-mail Options and uncheck the "Mark my comments
with" box.
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Brian Tillman

Yes that's it. Thanks a lot.



BTW, I wonder who would ever like a function like that. Perhaps someone
who never makes edits in his reply (most *every* time your name appears).
Perhaps narcissistic people who like to see their own name.J