Talk:Warspite/@comment-121.103.174.201-20160822072058/@comment-27881917-20160822174539

Actually that pronunciation is an archaic way of saying Admiral in English. It goes back to about the 1700s when they did say it as "Ad-my-ral" just like Warspite does. Intentional or not, it's less Engrish and more Old English.

Source: British friend who studies languages.