diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index c5f6b69..02d6dde 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@
 "   (buftype != nofile test avoids having append, change, insert show up in the command window)
 " =======================
 if &buftype != 'nofile'
- syn region vimInsert	matchgroup=vimCommand start="^[: \t]*\(\d\+\(,\d\+\)\=\)\=a\%[ppend]$"		matchgroup=vimCommand end="^\.$""
- syn region vimInsert	matchgroup=vimCommand start="^[: \t]*\(\d\+\(,\d\+\)\=\)\=c\%[hange]$"		matchgroup=vimCommand end="^\.$""
- syn region vimInsert	matchgroup=vimCommand start="^[: \t]*\(\d\+\(,\d\+\)\=\)\=i\%[nsert]$"		matchgroup=vimCommand end="^\.$""
+ syn region vimInsert	matchgroup=vimCommand start="^[: \t]*\(\d\+\(,\d\+\)\=\)\=a\%[ppend]$"		matchgroup=vimCommand end="^\.$" extend
+ syn region vimInsert	matchgroup=vimCommand start="^[: \t]*\(\d\+\(,\d\+\)\=\)\=c\%[hange]$"		matchgroup=vimCommand end="^\.$" extend
+ syn region vimInsert	matchgroup=vimCommand start="^[: \t]*\(\d\+\(,\d\+\)\=\)\=i\%[nsert]$"		matchgroup=vimCommand end="^\.$" extend
 endif
 
 " Behave! {{{2
@@ -281,12 +281,14 @@
  syn match	vimOperError	")"
 endif
 
-" Functions : Tag is provided for those who wish to highlight tagged functions {{{2
+" Functions: Tag is provided for those who wish to highlight tagged functions {{{2
 " =========
 syn cluster	vimFuncList	contains=vimFuncBang,vimFunctionError,vimFuncKey,vimFuncSID,Tag
 syn cluster	vimDefList	contains=vimFuncBang,vimFunctionError,vimDefKey,vimFuncSID,Tag
-syn cluster	vimFuncBodyList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimDef,vimEnvvar,vimFBVar,vimFunc,vimFunction,vimFuncVar,vimLetHereDoc,vimLineComment,vimNotation,vimNotFunc,vimNumber,vimOper,vimOperParen,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSearch,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst
-syn cluster	vimDefBodyList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vim9Comment,vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimDef,vimEnvvar,vimFBVar,vimFunc,vimFunction,vimLetHereDoc,vim9LineComment,vimNotation,vimNotFunc,vimNumber,vimOper,vimOperParen,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSearch,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst
+
+syn cluster	vimFuncBodyCommon	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimDef,vimEnvvar,vimFBVar,vimFunc,vimFunction,vimLetHereDoc,vimNotation,vimNotFunc,vimNumber,vimOper,vimOperParen,vimRegister,vimSearch,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst,vimFuncFold
+syn cluster	vimFuncBodyList	contains=@vimFuncBodyCommon,vimComment,vimLineComment,vimFuncVar,vimInsert
+syn cluster	vimDefBodyList	contains=@vimFuncBodyCommon,vim9Comment,vim9LineComment
 
 syn region	vimFuncPattern	contained		matchgroup=vimOper start="/" end="$" contains=@vimSubstList
 syn match	vimFunction	"\<fu\%[nction]\>"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimComment,vimFuncPattern contains=vimFuncKey
@@ -321,9 +323,9 @@
 syn match	vimEnddef	"\<enddef\>"
 
 if exists("g:vimsyn_folding") && g:vimsyn_folding =~# 'f'
- syn region	vimFuncFold	start="\<fu\%[nction]\>!\=\s*\%(<[sS][iI][dD]>\|[sg]:\)\=\%(\i\|[#.]\|{.\{-1,}}\)\+\s*("	end="\<endf\%[unction]\>" contains=vimFunction fold keepend transparent
- syn region	vimFuncFold	start="\<def\>!\=\s*\%(<[sS][iI][dD]>\|[sg]:\)\=\%(\i\|[#.]\)\+("		end="\<enddef\>"	        contains=vimDef      fold keepend transparent
- syn region	vimFuncFold	start="\<def\s\+new\i\+("				end="\<enddef\>"	        contains=vimDef      fold keepend transparent
+ syn region	vimFuncFold	start="^\s*:\=\s*fu\%[nction]\>!\=\s*\%(<[sS][iI][dD]>\|[sg]:\)\=\%(\i\|[#.]\|{.\{-1,}}\)\+\s*("	end="^\s*:\=\s*endf\%[unction]\>" contains=vimFunction fold keepend extend transparent
+ syn region	vimFuncFold	start="^\s*:\=\s*def\>!\=\s*\%(<[sS][iI][dD]>\|[sg]:\)\=\%(\i\|[#.]\)\+("		end="^\s*:\=\s*enddef\>"          contains=vimDef      fold keepend extend transparent
+ syn region	vimFuncFold	start="^\s*:\=\s*def\s\+new\i\+("					end="^\s*:\=\s*enddef\>"          contains=vimDef      fold keepend extend transparent
 endif
 
 syn match	vimFuncVar   contained	"a:\%(\K\k*\|\d\+\)\>"
@@ -540,7 +542,7 @@
 syn match	vimUnletBang	contained	"!"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimUnletVars
 syn region	vimUnletVars	contained	start="$\I\|\h" skip="\n\s*\\" end="$" end="|" contains=vimVar,vimEnvvar,vimContinue,vimString,vimNumber
 
-VimFoldh syn region vimLetHereDoc	matchgroup=vimLetHereDocStart start='=<<\s*\%(trim\s\+\%(eval\s\+\)\=\|eval\s\+\%(trim\s\+\)\=\)\=\z(\L\S*\)' matchgroup=vimLetHereDocStop end='^\s*\z1\s*$'
+VimFoldh syn region vimLetHereDoc	matchgroup=vimLetHereDocStart start='=<<\s*\%(trim\s\+\%(eval\s\+\)\=\|eval\s\+\%(trim\s\+\)\=\)\=\z(\L\S*\)' matchgroup=vimLetHereDocStop end='^\s*\z1\s*$' extend
 syn keyword	vimLet	var		skipwhite nextgroup=vimVar,vimFuncVar,vimLetHereDoc
 
 " For: {{{2