diff --git a/autoload/zencoding.vim b/autoload/zencoding.vim
index 29d8362..bed0895 100644
--- a/autoload/zencoding.vim
+++ b/autoload/zencoding.vim
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ function! s:zen_parseIntoTree(abbr, type)
   endif
 
   if s:zen_isExtends(type, "html")
-    let abbr = substitute(abbr, '\([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+]*\)+\([()]\|$\)', '\="(".s:zen_getExpandos(type, submatch(1)).")".submatch(2)', 'i')
+    " try 'foo' to (foo-x)
+    let rabbr = s:zen_getExpandos(type, abbr)
+    if rabbr == abbr
+      " try 'foo+(' to (foo-x)
+      let rabbr = substitute(abbr, '\([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+]*\)+\([()]\|$\)', '\="(".s:zen_getExpandos(type, submatch(1)).")".submatch(2)', 'i')
+    endif
+    let abbr = rabbr
     let mx = '\([+>]\|<\+\)\{-}\s*\((*\)\{-}\s*\([@#.]\{-}[a-zA-Z\!][a-zA-Z0-9:\!\-]*\|{[^}]\+}\)\(\%(\%(#{[{}a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\|#[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\)\|\%(\[[^\]]\+\]\)\|\%(\.{[{}a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\|\.[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\)\)*\)\%(\({[^}]\+}\)\)\{0,1}\%(\s*\*\s*\([0-9]\+\)\s*\)\{0,1}\(\%(\s*)\%(\s*\*\s*[0-9]\+\s*\)\{0,1}\)*\)'
   else
     let mx = '\([+>]\|<\+\)\{-}\s*\((*\)\{-}\s*\([@#.]\{-}[a-zA-Z\!][a-zA-Z0-9:\!\+\-]*\|{[^}]\+}\)\(\%(\%(#{[{}a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\|#[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\)\|\%(\[[^\]]\+\]\)\|\%(\.{[{}a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\|\.[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\$]\+\)\)*\)\%(\({[^}]\+}\)\)\{0,1}\%(\s*\*\s*\([0-9]\+\)\s*\)\{0,1}\(\%(\s*)\%(\s*\*\s*[0-9]\+\s*\)\{0,1}\)*\)'