How to use iMessage on Mac with continuity?

Hi,
Recently started using continuity on my iPhone 6 and iMac (Late 2013 running Yosemite).
When I use iMessage on my mac i can easily send texts to new numbers that are not similar to my contacts, but in fact, if a new number i enter is similar to anything in my contacts it will auto suggest it and correct it to one of the contact suggestion whether i like it or not!
According to the picture, i can never send a message to 204 as iMessage will auto correct it to the first suggestion or the second.
Is this just another glitch like the 1000 other ones that apple has? Or am i just doing something stupid?
I can send a text to 205 as i do not have any similar contacts associated with those digits.
Thanks

Hi,
It will suggest and look like it will auto-complete until you type further.
As 204 is unlikely to be the full number the issue does not arise.
For instance if I start typing my name every option that I have listed with my name over three Contacts card (for my three computers) and some Accounts not linked to Address Cards are listed
Of course this lists also shows cross connections between the accounts making the list longer.
10:13 pm      Thursday; February 26, 2015
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