diff --git a/src/ShellCheck/Analytics.hs b/src/ShellCheck/Analytics.hs
index 23ea1e0..713a298 100644
--- a/src/ShellCheck/Analytics.hs
+++ b/src/ShellCheck/Analytics.hs
@@ -1037,13 +1037,16 @@ checkQuotedCondRegex _ _ = return ()
 
 prop_checkGlobbedRegex1 = verify checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ *foo* ]]"
 prop_checkGlobbedRegex2 = verify checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ f* ]]"
-prop_checkGlobbedRegex2a = verify checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ \\#* ]]"
 prop_checkGlobbedRegex3 = verifyNot checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ $foo ]]"
 prop_checkGlobbedRegex4 = verifyNot checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ ^c.* ]]"
+prop_checkGlobbedRegex5 = verifyNot checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ \\* ]]"
+prop_checkGlobbedRegex6 = verifyNot checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ (o*) ]]"
+prop_checkGlobbedRegex7 = verifyNot checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ \\*foo ]]"
+prop_checkGlobbedRegex8 = verifyNot checkGlobbedRegex "[[ $foo =~ x\\* ]]"
 checkGlobbedRegex _ (TC_Binary _ DoubleBracket "=~" _ rhs) =
     let s = concat $ oversimplify rhs in
         when (isConfusedGlobRegex s) $
-            warn (getId rhs) 2049 "=~ is for regex. Use == for globs."
+            warn (getId rhs) 2049 "=~ is for regex, but this looks like a glob. Use = instead."
 checkGlobbedRegex _ _ = return ()
 
 
diff --git a/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs b/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
index 667eaca..aa99379 100644
--- a/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
+++ b/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@ readConditionContents single =
             readSingleQuoted,
             readDoubleQuoted,
             readDollarExpression,
-            readNormalLiteral "( ",
-            readPipeLiteral,
+            readLiteralForParser $ readNormalLiteral "( ",
+            readLiteralString "|",
             readGlobLiteral
             ]
         readGlobLiteral = do
@@ -636,19 +636,19 @@ readConditionContents single =
             return $ T_Literal id [s]
         readGroup = called "regex grouping" $ do
             start <- startSpan
-            char '('
+            p1 <- readLiteralString "("
             parts <- many (readPart <|> readRegexLiteral)
-            char ')'
+            p2 <- readLiteralString ")"
             id <- endSpan start
-            return $ T_NormalWord id parts
+            return $ T_NormalWord id (p1:(parts ++ [p2]))
         readRegexLiteral = do
             start <- startSpan
             str <- readGenericLiteral1 (singleQuote <|> doubleQuotable <|> oneOf "()")
             id <- endSpan start
             return $ T_Literal id str
-        readPipeLiteral = do
+        readLiteralString s = do
             start <- startSpan
-            str <- string "|"
+            str <- string s
             id <- endSpan start
             return $ T_Literal id str
 
@@ -2654,6 +2654,13 @@ readStringForParser parser = do
   where
     readUntil endPos = anyChar `reluctantlyTill` (getPosition >>= guard . (== endPos))
 
+-- Like readStringForParser, returning the span as a T_Literal
+readLiteralForParser parser = do
+    start <- startSpan
+    str <- readStringForParser parser
+    id <- endSpan start
+    return $ T_Literal id str
+
 prop_readAssignmentWord = isOk readAssignmentWord "a=42"
 prop_readAssignmentWord2 = isOk readAssignmentWord "b=(1 2 3)"
 prop_readAssignmentWord3 = isWarning readAssignmentWord "$b = 13"