Real-Life English

In his talk, Matt uses some common, informal spoken expressions. Work out the meaning of the highlighted words below. Use the context to help you.

Howdy, my name is Matt, and I’m the CEO of Automattic.

When we started WordPress, many of the first 20 hires were people I’d never met in person.

In Silicon Valley, the big tech companies fish from … the same small pond or bay.

A distributed company can fish from the entire ocean.

But people often ask me, “This works great for y’all but what about everyone else?”

…they’ll see these decisions being made without understanding the why.

Always leave a trail of where you were and what you were thinking about.

This allows others to pick up where you left off.

We want to make sure everyone’s aligned and on the same page…

Every person at Automattic has a co-working stipend that they can put towards a co-working space or just to buy coffee…

The quiz below will help you to test and refine your understanding of these terms.