Deleting an unwanted address

I deleted an address and replaced it with updated info. Although the correct address shows in the address book, the old address pops up when I type the first few letters of the persons name. How can I rid myself of this nuisance? hrks 1931

Hello, and welcome to the Discussions.
See:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mail/3.0/en/9976.html
This old address is simply in this special AB.
Ernie

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After taking the precautions you listed, I dragged the MailRecents file to the Desktop (had to key in my log-in password), relaunched Mail and sent an email to my wife (who's in my Address Book, of course) and to a completely new address (not yours, but thanks for the offer). When I opened Previous Recipients, yes both these addresses have now been added to the list – correctly dated and with an Address Book icon for my wife. But I've still got all my pre-2008 email addresses in the list too! Even by consigning the MailRecents file to the Waste Bin I'm still showing all the old addresses. What I'll do now is just manually remove from the list any addresses I don't want to keep.
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