영어 Hint of the Day #25: Buy vs acquire. Trickier than it seems

영어 Hint of the Day #25: Buy vs acquire.  Trickier than it seems

The other day on http://www.twitter.com/, I saw a question and responded to it.  The question was, "What is the difference between buy and acquire?"

Answer:
You can buy something with money or in a barter/trade.
You can acquire something in the same way, but in addition, you can acquire something abstract.  You cannot buy something that is abstract (like wisdom).

Examples:
(o)  I am going to buy a new mobile phone for 500,000 won.
(o)  I am going to acquire a new mobile phone.
(o)  I have acquired wisdom through my hard work and dedication.
(x)  I have bought wisdom through my hard work and dedication.