diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index af3c2e4..304fdb0 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Vim 8.2 script
 " Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NcampObell@SdrPchip.AorgM-NOSPAM>
-" Last Change:	May 27, 2022
-" Version:	8.2-42
+" Last Change:	Jun 12, 2022
+" Version:	8.2-43
 " URL:	http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Automatically generated keyword lists: {{{1
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 syn region	vimPatSepZone	oneline   contained   matchgroup=vimPatSepZ start="\\%\=\ze(" skip="\\\\" end="\\)\|[^\\]['"]"	contains=@vimStringGroup
 syn region	vimPatRegion	contained transparent matchgroup=vimPatSepR start="\\[z%]\=(" end="\\)"	contains=@vimSubstList oneline
 syn match	vimNotPatSep	contained	"\\\\"
-syn cluster	vimStringGroup	contains=vimEscapeBrace,vimPatSep,vimNotPatSep,vimPatSepErr,vimPatSepZone,@Spell
+syn cluster	vimStringGroup	contains=vimEscape,vimEscapeBrace,vimPatSep,vimNotPatSep,vimPatSepErr,vimPatSepZone,@Spell
 syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	start=+[^a-zA-Z>!\\@]"+lc=1 skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ matchgroup=vimStringEnd end=+"+	contains=@vimStringGroup
 syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	start=+[^a-zA-Z>!\\@]'+lc=1 end=+'+
 syn region	vimString	oneline	start=+=!+lc=1	skip=+\\\\\|\\!+ end=+!+	contains=@vimStringGroup
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
 "syn region	vimString	oneline	start="\s/\s*\A"lc=1 skip="\\\\\|\\+" end="/"	contains=@vimStringGroup  " see tst45.vim
 syn match	vimString	contained	+"[^"]*\\$+	skipnl nextgroup=vimStringCont
 syn match	vimStringCont	contained	+\(\\\\\|.\)\{-}[^\\]"+
+syn match	vimEscape	contained	"\\."
 
 " Substitutions: {{{2
 " =============
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@
 " 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=vimCommand,vimFuncEcho,vimFuncName,vimUserFunc,vimExecute
+syn match vimFunc		"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\ze\s*("		contains=vimFuncEcho,vimFuncName,vimUserFunc,vimExecute
 syn match vimUserFunc contained	"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\|\<\u[a-zA-Z0-9.]*\>\|\<if\>"	contains=vimCommand,vimNotation
 syn keyword vimFuncEcho contained	ec ech echo
 
@@ -897,6 +898,7 @@
  hi def link vimElseif	vimCondHL
  hi def link vimEnvvar	PreProc
  hi def link vimError	Error
+ hi def link vimEscape	Special
  hi def link vimFBVar	vimVar
  hi def link vimFgBgAttrib	vimHiAttrib
  hi def link vimFuncEcho	vimCommand