Contacts (on Touch) won't sync to my Address Book (on Mac)

Should changes made to "Contacts" on my Touch transfer over to "Address Book" on my Mac when I sync? I noticed today that changes I've made on the Mac ARE moving to the Touch, but not vice versa.

When you plug the iPod in go to the Info tab in iPod preferences. Go all the way to the bottom and there are options to sync contact information the next time you sync. Check that and sync again.

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