diff --git a/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim b/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim
index 2245b79..9bc1bd6 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/groovy.vim
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Groovy
-" Original Author:	Alessio Pace <billy.corgan@tiscali.it>
-" Maintainer:	Tobias Rapp <yahuxo@gmx.de>
-" Version: 	0.1.16
+" Original Author:	Alessio Pace <billy.corgan AT tiscali.it>
+" Maintainer:	Tobias Rapp <yahuxo+vim AT mailbox.org>
+" Version: 	0.1.17
 " URL:	  http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=945
-" Last Change:	2016 May 23
+" Last Change:	2020 May 26
 
 " THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S NOTES:
 "
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 endif
 " syn region groovyELExpr start=+${+ end=+}+ keepend contained
 syn match groovyELExpr /\${.\{-}}/ contained
-syn match groovyELExpr /\$[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_.]*/ contained
+syn match groovyELExpr /\$[a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u00D6\u00D8-\u00F6\u00F8-\u00FF\u0100-\uFFFE_][a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u00D6\u00D8-\u00F6\u00F8-\u00FF\u0100-\uFFFE0-9_.]*/ contained
 hi def link groovyELExpr Identifier
 
 " TODO: better matching. I am waiting to understand how it really works in groovy
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim b/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim
index 5c6439f..8a5e10b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/javascript.vim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 "		(ss) repaired several quoting and grouping glitches
 "		(ss) fixed regex parsing issue with multiple qualifiers [gi]
 "		(ss) additional factoring of keywords, globals, and members
-" Last Change:	2019 Sep 27
+" Last Change:	2020 May 14
 " 		2013 Jun 12: adjusted javaScriptRegexpString (Kevin Locke)
 " 		2018 Apr 14: adjusted javaScriptRegexpString (LongJohnCoder)
 
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@
     syn match	javaScriptParens	   "[()]"
 endif
 
-syn sync fromstart
-syn sync maxlines=100
-
 if main_syntax == "javascript"
+  syn sync fromstart
+  syn sync maxlines=100
+
   syn sync ccomment javaScriptComment
 endif
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/spec.vim b/runtime/syntax/spec.vim
index 4df549e..d7d5877 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/spec.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/spec.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Language:    SPEC: Build/install scripts for Linux RPM packages
 " Maintainer:  Igor Gnatenko i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com
 " Former Maintainer:  Donovan Rebbechi elflord@panix.com (until March 2014)
-" Last Change: 2020 Feb 07
+" Last Change: 2020 May 25
 
 " quit when a syntax file was already loaded
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@
 "sh-like comment stile, only valid in script part
 syn match shComment contained '#.*$'
 
+syn region dnlComment matchgroup=specComment start=+%dnl+ end=+$+
+
 syn region shQuote1 contained matchgroup=shQuoteDelim start=+'+ skip=+\\'+ end=+'+ contains=specMacroIdentifier
 syn region shQuote2 contained matchgroup=shQuoteDelim start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ contains=specVariables,specMacroIdentifier
 
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@
 
 "sh colors
 hi def link shComment			Comment
+hi def link dnlComment			Comment
 hi def link shIf				Statement
 hi def link shOperator			Special
 hi def link shQuote1			String
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/tex.vim b/runtime/syntax/tex.vim
index 83f6f82..22b43aa 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/tex.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/tex.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	TeX
 " Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NcampObell@SdrPchip.AorgM-NOSPAM>
-" Last Change:	Jan 24, 2020
-" Version:	116
+" Last Change:	May 19, 2020
+" Version:	117
 " URL:		http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_TEX
 "
 " Notes: {{{1
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@
   call s:SuperSub('texSuperscript','\^','R','ᴿ')
   call s:SuperSub('texSuperscript','\^','T','ᵀ')
   call s:SuperSub('texSuperscript','\^','U','ᵁ')
+  call s:SuperSub('texSuperscript','\^','V','ⱽ')
   call s:SuperSub('texSuperscript','\^','W','ᵂ')
   call s:SuperSub('texSuperscript','\^',',','︐')
   call s:SuperSub('texSuperscript','\^',':','︓')
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 22947bf..1eef428 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Vim 8.0 script
-" Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
-" Last Change:	Apr 15, 2020
-" Version:	8.0-33
+" Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NcampObell@SdrPchip.AorgM-NOSPAM>
+" Last Change:	May 26, 2020
+" Version:	8.0-35
 " URL:	http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Automatically generated keyword lists: {{{1
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 syn match	vimOper	"\%#=1\(==\|!=\|>=\|<=\|=\~\|!\~\|>\|<\|=\)[?#]\{0,2}"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimString,vimSpecFile
 syn match	vimOper	"\(\<is\|\<isnot\)[?#]\{0,2}\>"			skipwhite nextgroup=vimString,vimSpecFile
 syn match	vimOper	"||\|&&\|[-+.!]"				skipwhite nextgroup=vimString,vimSpecFile
-syn region	vimOperParen 	matchgroup=vimParenSep	start="(" end=")" contains=@vimOperGroup
+syn region	vimOperParen 	matchgroup=vimParenSep	start="(" end=")" contains=vimoperStar,@vimOperGroup
 syn region	vimOperParen	matchgroup=vimSep		start="{" end="}" contains=@vimOperGroup nextgroup=vimVar,vimFuncVar
 if !exists("g:vimsyn_noerror") && !exists("g:vimsyn_noopererror")
  syn match	vimOperError	")"
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 syn match	vimComment	+\<endif\s\+#[^{].*$+lc=5	contains=@vimCommentGroup,vimCommentString
 syn match	vimComment	+\<else\s\+#[^{].*$+lc=4	contains=@vimCommentGroup,vimCommentString
 " Vim9 comment inside expression
-syn match	vim9Comment	+\s\zs#[^{].*$+	contains=@vimCommentGroup,vimCommentString
+syn match	vim9Comment	+\s\zs#[^{].*$+ms=s+1	contains=@vimCommentGroup,vimCommentString
 
 " Environment Variables: {{{2
 " =====================
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	start=+[^a-zA-Z>!\\@]'+lc=1 end=+'+
 syn region	vimString	oneline	start=+=!+lc=1	skip=+\\\\\|\\!+ end=+!+	contains=@vimStringGroup
 syn region	vimString	oneline	start="=+"lc=1	skip="\\\\\|\\+" end="+"	contains=@vimStringGroup
-syn region	vimString	oneline	start="\s/\s*\A"lc=1 skip="\\\\\|\\+" end="/"	contains=@vimStringGroup
+"syn region	vimString	oneline	start="\s/\s*\A"lc=1 skip="\\\\\|\\+" end="/"	contains=@vimStringGroup
 syn match	vimString	contained	+"[^"]*\\$+	skipnl nextgroup=vimStringCont
 syn match	vimStringCont	contained	+\(\\\\\|.\)\{-}[^\\]"+
 
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@
  hi def link vimNumber	Number
  hi def link vimOperError	Error
  hi def link vimOper	Operator
+ hi def link vimOperStar	vimOper
  hi def link vimOption	PreProc
  hi def link vimParenSep	Delimiter
  hi def link vimPatSepErr	vimError