         'include': '#macro-global'
       }
       {
-        'match': '([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,31})'
+        'match': '[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,31}'
         'name': 'entity.name.function.stata'
       }
       {

        'include': '#reserved_names'
      }
      {
        'match': '([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,31})'
        'name': 'entity.name.type.class.stata'
      }
      {

        'include': '#reserved_names'
      }
      {
        'match': '[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,31}'
        'name': 'entity.name.type.class.stata'
      }
      {
