Recipient display in Apple mail

Note, everything I am running is up to date on a MBP. Just now I sent an email using Apple Mail. I start to type recipent name in the TO: box, I have done this before and so I am offered a choice of names from the contact book. I see what I want, click and see Jane Doe in the blue bubble. I add another name, see choice, click it, but get Mary Doe <yada, [email protected]>. Why? Why does compute append visable addresses to some names and not to others? This happens everynow and again, and then goes away. I want it to show just names all the time. I find no rhyme or reason.

Go to Mail Preferences/Viewing/Use Smart Addresses. Make sure this is checked if all you want to see is the Contacts name. Leave it unchecked if you want to see the Contacts name as well as the email address. .

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