[MlMt] Annoying behavior when typing "-Eric" as my signature

[Eric Sharakan]

This is a nit, but an annoying one that's irked me for months (perhaps years).  I typically sign my name like so:

-Eric

What happens is as soon as I type that hyphen, the MM composer immediately opens its preview pane, showing a bullet, as if I was entering a markdown bulleted item. Then when I type the 'E', the preview window closes and I'm back to plain text.

Why does MM prematurely assume I'm going to enter a bulleted item when I'm actually not?  Shouldn't it wait until there's a space after the hyphen before treating it as a markdown bullet?

The same behavior happens with the asterisk and plus sign characters.  As soon as they're typed at the start of a line, MM jumps to the incorrect conclusion that I'm entering a markdown bulleted item.

Benny, any chance this can be fixed?

Thanks.

-Eric