diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 1896d4b..174520f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:	Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 " 	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
 " URL:	https://github.com/vim-jp/syntax-vim-ex
-" Last Change:	2024 Mar 10
+" Last Change:	2024 Mar 15
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 " Base File URL:     http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Base File Version: 9.0-25
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 syn case match
 
 " All vimCommands are contained by vimIsCommand. {{{2
-syn cluster vimCmdList	contains=vimAbb,vimAddress,vimAutoCmd,vimAugroup,vimBehave,vimEcho,vimEchoHL,vimExecute,vimIsCommand,vimExtCmd,vimFunction,vimGlobal,vimHighlight,vimLet,vimMap,vimMark,vimNotFunc,vimNorm,vimSet,vimSyntax,vimUnlet,vimUnmap,vimUserCmd,vimMenu,vimMenutranslate
+syn cluster vimCmdList	contains=vimAbb,vimAddress,vimAutoCmd,vimAugroup,vimBehave,@vimEcho,vimExecute,vimIsCommand,vimExtCmd,vimFunction,vimGlobal,vimHighlight,vimLet,vimMap,vimMark,vimNotFunc,vimNorm,vimSet,vimSyntax,vimUnlet,vimUnmap,vimUserCmd,vimMenu,vimMenutranslate
 syn match vimCmdSep	"[:|]\+"	skipwhite nextgroup=@vimCmdList,vimSubst1
 syn match vimIsCommand	"\<\%(\h\w*\|[23]mat\%[ch]\)\>"	contains=vimCommand
 syn match vimVar	      contained	"\<\h[a-zA-Z0-9#_]*\>"
@@ -490,16 +490,27 @@
 
 " Echo And Execute: -- prefer strings! {{{2
 " ================
-" GEN_SYN_VIM: vimCommand echo, START_STR='syn keyword vimEcho', END_STR='skipwhite nextgroup=vimEchoExpr'
-syn keyword vimEcho ec[ho] echoe[rr] echom[sg] echoc[onsole] echon echow[indow] skipwhite nextgroup=vimEchoExpr
-syn region	vimEchoExpr 	contained	start="[^[:space:]|]" skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|" end="$" contains=@vimContinue,@vimExprList
+" NOTE: No trailing comments
 
-syn match	vimEchoHL	"\<echohl\=\>"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimGroup,vimHLGroup,vimEchoHLNone
+syn region	vimEcho
+      \ matchgroup=vimCommand
+      \ start="\<ec\%[ho]\>"
+      \ start="\<echoe\%[rr]\>"
+      \ start="\<echom\%[sg]\>"
+      \ start="\<echoc\%[onsole]\>"
+      \ start="\<echon\>"
+      \ start="\<echow\%[indow]\>"
+      \ skip=+\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ +
+      \ matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|" excludenl end="$" contains=@vimContinue,@vimExprList transparent
+
+syn match	vimEchohl	"\<echohl\=\>"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimGroup,vimHLGroup,vimEchohlNone
 syn case ignore
-syn keyword	vimEchoHLNone	none
+syn keyword	vimEchohlNone	contained none
 syn case match
 
-syn region	vimExecute	oneline excludenl matchgroup=vimCommand start="\<exe\%[cute]\>" skip="\(\\\\\)*\\|" end="$\||\|<[cC][rR]>" contains=vimFuncVar,vimIsCommand,vimOper,vimNotation,vimOperParen,vimString,vimVar
+syn cluster	vimEcho	contains=vimEcho.*
+
+syn region	vimExecute	matchgroup=vimCommand start="\<exe\%[cute]\>" skip=+\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|" excludenl end="$" contains=@vimContinue,@vimExprList transparent
 
 " Maps: {{{2
 " ====
@@ -574,9 +585,8 @@
 " User Function Highlighting: {{{2
 " (following Gautam Iyer's suggestion)
 " ==========================
-syn match vimFunc		"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\ze\s*("		contains=vimFuncEcho,vimFuncName,vimUserFunc,vimExecute
+syn match vimFunc		"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\ze\s*("		contains=vimFuncName,vimUserFunc,vimExecute
 syn match vimUserFunc contained	"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\|\<\u[a-zA-Z0-9.]*\>\|\<if\>"	contains=vimNotation
-syn keyword vimFuncEcho contained	ec ech echo
 
 " User Command Highlighting: {{{2
 syn match vimUsrCmd	'^\s*\zs\u\%(\w*\)\@>\%([(#[]\|\s\+\%([-+*/%]\=\|\.\.\)=\)\@!'
@@ -1016,8 +1026,8 @@
  hi def link vimContinueComment	vimComment
  hi def link vimCtrlChar	SpecialChar
  hi def link vimEcho	vimCommand
- hi def link vimEchoHLNone	vimGroup
- hi def link vimEchoHL	vimCommand
+ hi def link vimEchohlNone	vimGroup
+ hi def link vimEchohl	vimCommand
  hi def link vimElseIfErr	Error
  hi def link vimElseif	vimCondHL
  hi def link vimEnvvar	PreProc