Talk:Warspite/@comment-26415148-20160815125852

Alright here's my contribution towards the mi/my debate. Keeping it short cuz i cant be arsed to write much. Sourced from Oxford English Dictionary 1st edition from 1888-1928, found here . Source not completely verified, you can judge for yourself.

Exhibit A: pronunciation guide, this will help understand the pronunciation following the words and preceding the definitions



Exhibit B: admire, according to the dictionary



And finally, Exhibit C: admiral. Note that this one is shortened as the definition is huge. You can see part of the full def in this album here which shows that it is indeed the navy context/definition.



That is all, draw your own conclusions based on this. It's only 1 example but I'm inclined to trust it if it's from OED 1st ed based on reputation, timeframe and britishness.