diff --git a/syntax/bqn.vim b/syntax/bqn.vim
index 14c8583..9e37f29 100644
--- a/syntax/bqn.vim
+++ b/syntax/bqn.vim
@@ -18,26 +18,26 @@ hi def link bqnDelim Delimiter
 syn match bqnOp "[-¬!√÷+=⋆×⌽∊⍷↑⍋∧⊔⊑⊏⊒⊐⊣⊢|⍉↕«»⋈⥊↓⍒∨⌈⌊≢≡<≤∾>≥≍/≠]"
 hi def link bqnOp Function
 
-syn match bqnNameOp /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)\u\%(\w\|¯\)*\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
+syn match bqnNameOp /\%(\<\|\.\@<=\)\u\%(\w\|¯\)*\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnNameOp bqnOp
 
 syn match bqnMod1 /[`˜˘¨⁼⌜´˝˙]/
 hi def link bqnMod1 Typedef
 
-syn match bqnNameMod1 /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
+syn match bqnNameMod1 /\%(\<\|\.\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnNameMod1 bqnMod1
 
 syn match bqnMod2 /[⎉⚇⍟◶⊘⎊⊸∘○⌾⟜]/
 hi def link bqnMod2 Keyword
 
-syn match bqnNameMod2 /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+_\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
+syn match bqnNameMod2 /\%(\<\|\.\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+_\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnNameMod2 bqnMod2
 
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 syn match bqnSubject /\%(\<\|\.\@<=\)\l\%(\w\|¯\)*\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnSubject Normal
 
-syn match bqnSystem /•\%(\l\%(\w\|¯\)*\%(\>\|\.\@=\)\)\?/
+syn match bqnSystem /•\%(\%(\w\|¯\)\+\%(\>\|\.\@=\)\)\?/
 hi def link bqnSystem Macro
 
 syn match bqnSpecialName /[𝕨𝕎𝕩𝕏𝕗𝔽𝕘𝔾𝕤𝕊]\|_𝕣_\?/