In LaTeX2e with the Cork coding (for TeXnicians: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc})
there is a so-called >>compound word mark<<. It has the functions of
teh ZERO WIDTH NON JOINER in the UCS: It breaks ligatures, it can be used
to produce a final s in the middle of a word.By design, it has zero width but x height. So it can be used to carry accents to be placed in the middle between two characters. My classic for this situation is the german -burg abbreviature often seen in cartography: It is -bg. with breve between b and g. The abbreviature -bg. without accent means -berg. --J"org Knappen
