diff --git a/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim b/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim
index aada70e..64e89cc 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/gdb.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	GDB command files
 " Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
 " URL:		http://www.fleiner.com/vim/syntax/gdb.vim
-" Last Change:	2009 May 25
+" Last Change:	2012 Oct 05
 
 " For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
 " For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   finish
 endif
 
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
 syn keyword gdbInfo contained address architecture args breakpoints catch common copying dcache
 syn keyword gdbInfo contained display files float frame functions handle line
 syn keyword gdbInfo contained locals program registers scope set sharedlibrary signals
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@
 syn match gdbStatmentContainer "^\s*\S\+" contains=gdbStatement,gdbFuncDef
 syn match gdbStatement "^\s*info" nextgroup=gdbInfo skipwhite skipempty
 
-" some commonly used abreviations
+" some commonly used abbreviations
 syn keyword gdbStatement c disp undisp disas p
 
 syn region gdbDocument matchgroup=gdbFuncDef start="\<document\>.*$" matchgroup=gdbFuncDef end="^end\s*$"
@@ -65,12 +68,12 @@
 syn match gdbSet "\<demangle-style\>"
 syn match gdbSet "\<output-radix\>"
 
-syn match gdbComment "^\s*#.*"
+syn match gdbComment "^\s*#.*" contains=@Spell
 
 syn match gdbVariable "\$\K\k*"
 
 " Strings and constants
-syn region  gdbString		start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+
+syn region  gdbString		start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+ contains=@Spell
 syn match   gdbCharacter	"'[^']*'" contains=gdbSpecialChar,gdbSpecialCharError
 syn match   gdbCharacter	"'\\''" contains=gdbSpecialChar
 syn match   gdbCharacter	"'[^\\]'"
@@ -108,4 +111,6 @@
 
 let b:current_syntax = "gdb"
 
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save
 " vim: ts=8