Adding global pronounce to custom.js makes serenade unresponsive

[bryandandan]

I have a big custom.js that works like a charm. As soon as I add a simple global pronounce, Serenade stops detecting the window I am on and becomes not responsive. This is the beginning of my code

/* Serenade Custom Commands

In this file, you can define your own custom commands with the Serenade API.

For instance, here's a custom automation that opens your terminal and runs a command:

serenade.global().command("make", api => {
  api.focusApplication("terminal");
  api.typeText("make clean && make");
  api.pressKey("return");
});

And, here's a Python snippet for creating a test method:

serenade.language("python").snippet(
  "test method <%identifier%>",
  "def test_<%identifier%>(self):<%newline%><%indent%>pass",
  { "identifier": ["underscores"] }
  "method"
);

For more information, check out the Serenade API documentation: https://serenade.ai/docs/api

*/

serenade.global().pronounce('colon', 'column')

serenade
  .language('css')
  .snippet(
    'container',
    '.container {<%newline%><%indent%><%cursor%><%newline%>}',
    null,
    'inline'
  )

Why is this happening? Also, this is a screenshot of Serenade showing it does not recognize any of my opened apps (code, chrome...etc)

[MooersLab]

I ran into the same problem with the pronounce command on a Mac running Ventura 13.6.6. I tried to move the pronounce commands to a separate js file. I also tried adding a semicolon at the end of the command.

What is the syntax are an alternate command for doing text replacements globally?