Email Notification Tags Not Adding Full Merge Tag

(I originally posted this in a related thread over 2 weeks ago, but did not receive a reply, so I'm reposting it here in its own entry. Thank you.)

When I try to create my own email notification and add the merge tags, because my fields are interview questions (and consequently longer) it doesn't seem to be adding the full merge tag i.e.:

{Name:1}
{Blog URL:2}
{Email Address:3}
{5. How do you keep your blog and home life in balance? What does a

Notice how item 5 doesn't look like a full merge tag. Is there a fix for this?

Thanks for your help.

-Kat