Wordy Wise

BINVESTIGATOR — a little snoop from the local council who sorts through your rubbish to see if it’s been put in the right coloured container.

DINVESTIGATOR — a rare-as-hen’s-teeth official when you need to complain about a neighbour’s continuous thump-thump sound system.

FINVESTIGATOR — the EU has a whole department of overpaid scientists dedicated to ensuring fishing regulations are complied with and not a millimetre undersize.

Maurice Bligh, Sittingbourne, Kent.