diff --git a/syntax/nomsu.vim b/syntax/nomsu.vim
index 071aa10..068342a 100644
--- a/syntax/nomsu.vim
+++ b/syntax/nomsu.vim
@@ -21,16 +21,20 @@ hi def link nomsuOneLineComment Comment
 syn region nomsuComment start=/#\.\.[^\n]*$\n\(\s*\n\)*\z(\s\+\)\S/ skip=/^\%(\z1\S\|^\s*$\)/ end=/^\z1\@!.*/me=s-1
 hi def link nomsuComment Comment
 
-syn region nomsuString1 start=/"\(\.\."\)\@!/ skip=/\\\\\|\\"/ end=/"/
+syn region nomsuString1 start=/"\(\(\.\."\)\@!\|\.\."\s*|.*$\)/ skip=/\\\\\|\\"/ end=/"/
 hi def link nomsuString1 String
 
+syn region nomsuStringLine start=/"\.\."/ end=/$/
+\           contains=nomsuInterp,nomsuStringLineStart,nomsuStringTrailingSpace,nomsuOneLineComment,nomsuComment
+hi def link nomsuStringLine String
+
 syn match nomsuStringLineStart /\(^[ \t]*\|"\.\."\s*\)\@<=|/ contained
 hi def link nomsuStringLineStart Delimiter
 syn match nomsuStringTrailingSpace /[ \t]*$/ contained
 hi nomsuStringTrailingSpace ctermbg=Magenta
 
 
-syn region nomsuLongString start=/\(^\z(\s*\)\S.*\)\@<="\.\."/ skip=/^\(\z1\s\|\s*$\)/ end=/\n\(\z1\s\)\@!/me=s-1
+syn region nomsuLongString start=/"\.\."[^\n]*$\n\(\s*\n\)*\z(\s\+\)\S/ skip=/^\%(\z1\S\|^\s*$\)/ end=/^\z1\@!.*/me=s-1
 \           contains=nomsuInterp,nomsuStringLineStart,nomsuStringTrailingSpace,nomsuOneLineComment,nomsuComment
 hi def link nomsuLongString String