This is another example of a setting that should not be on by default. This is a rather new ability.  NVDA will now announce emphasis indicators.  I'm not sure what they are, but they are announced as you have described. Context is usually enough and it doesn't benefit listeners most of the time to hear this.
To turn it off, use control NVDA key d to open document formatting.
Tab to emphasis, uncheck it, then press enter.  The dialog will close and you won't hear emphasis indicators any longer.
Gene
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Doc Wright godfearer
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 2:34 AM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] format announcements
when I arrow down through an email it announces strong not strong at the beginning and ending of each line. How do I turn this off?
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