Cannot make text bold in the middle of a word with asterisks

[jaming]

I think that is how markdown is supposed to work. From the link @tobiaseigen posted:

[Quote]Emphasis can be used in the middle of a word:
unfriggingbelievable
[/Quote]
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And see: http://johnmacfarlane.net/babelmark2/?normalize=1&text=Numberwang