Syncing two address books (via Google Apps) - select which gets new entry?

Hello.
I have two Google Apps accounts (one is personal, one is work) which I have synced to my phone via the MS Exchange option when creating a new account. Everything works great (mail, calendar, contacts) with regards to syncing, etc. but, I am having a small issue with contacts. When I create a new contact via the iPhone, I don't know where I select which account the new contact should be created in. Does anyone know where I can select this so it's not always adding to the one account?
Thanks,
Kristin.

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