diff --git a/syntax/nomsu.vim b/syntax/nomsu.vim
index f1bc255..071aa10 100644
--- a/syntax/nomsu.vim
+++ b/syntax/nomsu.vim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ 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=/"\(\.\."\)\@!/ skip=/\\\\\|\\"/ end=/"/
 hi def link nomsuString1 String
 
 syn match nomsuStringLineStart /\(^[ \t]*\|"\.\."\s*\)\@<=|/ contained
@@ -30,11 +30,8 @@ syn match nomsuStringTrailingSpace /[ \t]*$/ contained
 hi nomsuStringTrailingSpace ctermbg=Magenta
 
 
-syn region nomsuLongString2 start=/"\.\."\s*|/ end=/$/
-\           contains=nomsuInterp,nomsuStringLineStart,nomsuStringTrailingSpace
-hi def link nomsuLongString2 String
-syn region nomsuLongString start=/"\.\.".*$\n\(\s*\n\)*\z(\s\+\)\S/ skip=/^\%(\z1\S\|^\s*$\)/ end=/^\z1\@!.*/me=s-1
-\           contains=nomsuInterp,nomsuStringLineStart,nomsuStringTrailingSpace
+syn region nomsuLongString start=/\(^\z(\s*\)\S.*\)\@<="\.\."/ skip=/^\(\z1\s\|\s*$\)/ end=/\n\(\z1\s\)\@!/me=s-1
+\           contains=nomsuInterp,nomsuStringLineStart,nomsuStringTrailingSpace,nomsuOneLineComment,nomsuComment
 hi def link nomsuLongString String
 
 syn match nomsuVar /\v\%[a-zA-Z0-9_'+*/^&$@#-]*/
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ hi def link nomsuThunk Structure
 syn match nomsuToken /\v(\%)@<!\%[a-zA-Z_'+*/^&$@#-][a-zA-Z0-9_'+*/^&$@#-]*/
 hi def link nomsuToken Function
 
-syn cluster nomsuAll contains=nomsuString1,nomsuLongString,nomsuLongString2,nomsuComment,
+syn cluster nomsuAll contains=nomsuString1,nomsuLongString,nomsuComment,
 \                             nomsuVar,nomsuNumber,nomsuComma,nomsuThunk,nomsuIndentor,nomsuToken
 
 if !exists('b:current_syntax')