diff --git a/source/engine/grammar.ne b/source/engine/grammar.ne
index 3134d05d7..e255c43ec 100644
--- a/source/engine/grammar.ne
+++ b/source/engine/grammar.ne
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Constant -> "'" [ .'a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u017F ]:+ "'" {% d => ({
 VariableFragment -> VariableWord (_ VariableWord {% d=> ' ' + d[1] %}):* {% d => d[0] + d[1].join('') %}
 
 
-VariableWord -> ['a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u017F]:+     {% d => d[0].join('') %}
+VariableWord -> [a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u017F] ['a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u017F]:*     {% d => d[0] + d[1].join('') %}
 
 Dot -> [\.] {% d => null %}