diff --git a/vim/syntax/espeaklist.vim b/vim/syntax/espeaklist.vim
index 0f434be7..5eb1e86b 100644
--- a/vim/syntax/espeaklist.vim
+++ b/vim/syntax/espeaklist.vim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ syn region	espeaklistFlag contained		start="\$" end="[ \t\r\n]" skipwhite nextgr
 syn region	espeaklistEntryConditional contained	start="^[?!]" end="[ \t]" skipwhite nextgroup=espeaklistEntryPhrase,espeaklistEntryWord
 syn region	espeaklistEntryPhrase contained		start="^(" end=")" skipwhite nextgroup=espeaklistEntryPronunciation
 syn match	espeaklistEntryWord contained		"[^ \t\r\n]\+" skipwhite nextgroup=espeaklistEntryPronunciation,espeaklistFlag
-syn match	espeaklistEntryPronunciation contained	"[^ \t\r\n/$!][^ \t\r\n]*" skipwhite nextgroup=espeaklistFlag,espeaklistComment
+syn match	espeaklistEntryPronunciation contained	"[^$/]*" skipwhite nextgroup=espeaklistFlag,espeaklistComment
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only used when an item doesn't have highlighting yet