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I have a phrase like this:
John enjoys translating economics- and IT- related articles
Is this a correct usage of the words economics- and IT- related? I think I saw such method of joining separate words that refer to the same common idea - related in this case, but can't help but wonder if it sounds clumsy to a native speaker.
It's called suspensive hyphenation, and you used it correctly, except you need to close the space between IT- and related.
John enjoys translating economics- and IT-related articles
Here's the AP stylebook entry on suspensive hyphenation:
SUSPENSIVE HYPHENATION: The form: He received a 10- to 20-year sentence in prison.
