diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pod.vim b/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
index 60f3353..38fa18f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pod.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Perl POD format
 " Maintainer:	Scott Bigham <dsb@killerbunnies.org>
-" Last Change:	2004 Oct 05
+" Last Change:	2005 Jul 05
 
 " To add embedded POD documentation highlighting to your syntax file, add
 " the commands:
@@ -25,38 +25,38 @@
 endif
 
 " POD commands
-syn match podCommand	"^=head[1234]"	nextgroup=podCmdText
-syn match podCommand	"^=item"	nextgroup=podCmdText
-syn match podCommand	"^=over"	nextgroup=podOverIndent skipwhite
-syn match podCommand	"^=back"
-syn match podCommand	"^=cut"
-syn match podCommand	"^=pod"
-syn match podCommand	"^=for"		nextgroup=podForKeywd skipwhite
-syn match podCommand	"^=begin"	nextgroup=podForKeywd skipwhite
-syn match podCommand	"^=end"		nextgroup=podForKeywd skipwhite
+syn match podCommand	"^=head[1234]"	nextgroup=podCmdText contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=item"	nextgroup=podCmdText contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=over"	nextgroup=podOverIndent skipwhite contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=back" contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=cut" contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=pod" contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=for"		nextgroup=podForKeywd skipwhite contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=begin"	nextgroup=podForKeywd skipwhite contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podCommand	"^=end"		nextgroup=podForKeywd skipwhite contains=@NoSpell
 
 " Text of a =head1, =head2 or =item command
-syn match podCmdText	".*$" contained contains=podFormat
+syn match podCmdText	".*$" contained contains=podFormat,@NoSpell
 
 " Indent amount of =over command
-syn match podOverIndent	"\d\+" contained
+syn match podOverIndent	"\d\+" contained contains=@NoSpell
 
 " Formatter identifier keyword for =for, =begin and =end commands
-syn match podForKeywd	"\S\+" contained
+syn match podForKeywd	"\S\+" contained contains=@NoSpell
 
 " An indented line, to be displayed verbatim
-syn match podVerbatimLine	"^\s.*$"
+syn match podVerbatimLine	"^\s.*$" contains=@NoSpell
 
 " Inline textual items handled specially by POD
-syn match podSpecial	"\(\<\|&\)\I\i*\(::\I\i*\)*([^)]*)"
-syn match podSpecial	"[$@%]\I\i*\(::\I\i*\)*\>"
+syn match podSpecial	"\(\<\|&\)\I\i*\(::\I\i*\)*([^)]*)" contains=@NoSpell
+syn match podSpecial	"[$@%]\I\i*\(::\I\i*\)*\>" contains=@NoSpell
 
 " Special formatting sequences
-syn region podFormat	start="[IBSCLFX]<[^<]"me=e-1 end=">" oneline contains=podFormat
+syn region podFormat	start="[IBSCLFX]<[^<]"me=e-1 end=">" oneline contains=podFormat,@NoSpell
 syn match  podFormat	"Z<>"
-syn match  podFormat	"E<\(\d\+\|\I\i*\)>" contains=podEscape,podEscape2
-syn match  podEscape	"\I\i*>"me=e-1 contained
-syn match  podEscape2	"\d\+>"me=e-1 contained
+syn match  podFormat	"E<\(\d\+\|\I\i*\)>" contains=podEscape,podEscape2,@NoSpell
+syn match  podEscape	"\I\i*>"me=e-1 contained contains=@NoSpell
+syn match  podEscape2	"\d\+>"me=e-1 contained contains=@NoSpell
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already