diff --git a/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md b/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md
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--- a/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md
+++ b/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ To reduce the size of your CODEOWNERS file, consider using wildcard patterns to
 
 ## CODEOWNERS syntax
 
-A CODEOWNERS file uses a pattern that follows most of the same rules used in [gitignore](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore#_pattern_format) files, with [some exceptions](#syntax-exceptions). The pattern is followed by one or more {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} usernames or team names using the standard `@username` or `@org/team-name` format. Users must have `read` access to the repository and teams must have explicit `write` access, even if the team's members already have access. You can also refer to a user by an email address that has been added to their account on {% ifversion ghae %}{% data variables.product.product_name %}{% else %}{% data variables.product.product_location %}{% endif %}, for example `user@example.com`.
+A CODEOWNERS file uses a pattern that follows most of the same rules used in [gitignore](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore#_pattern_format) files, with [some exceptions](#syntax-exceptions). The pattern is followed by one or more {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} usernames or team names using the standard `@username` or `@org/team-name` format. Users must have `read` access to the repository and teams must have explicit `write` access, even if the team's members already have access.
+
+{% ifversion fpt or ghec%}In most cases, you{% else %}You{% endif %} can also refer to a user by an email address that has been added to their account on {% ifversion ghae %}{% data variables.product.product_name %}{% else %}{% data variables.product.product_location %}{% endif %}, for example `user@example.com`. {% ifversion fpt or ghec %} You cannot use an email address to refer to a {% data variables.product.prodname_managed_user %}. For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_managed_users %}, see "[About {% data variables.product.prodname_emus %}](/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/identity-and-access-management/managing-iam-with-enterprise-managed-users/about-enterprise-managed-users){% ifversion fpt %}" in the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} documentation.{% else %}."{% endif %}{% endif %}
 
 CODEOWNERS paths are case sensitive, because {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} uses a case sensitive file system. Since CODEOWNERS are evaluated by {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, even systems that are case insensitive (for example, macOS) must use paths and files that are cased correctly in the CODEOWNERS file.