what's the difference between 余地 and よゆう?


I have been informed that よゆう is to do with temporal or physical room, while
余地 has to do with emotional room, but I might have misunderstood the
explanation.




From WWWJDIC's example sentences search, the results for 余裕{よゆう} mostly deal
with time or money. (84 results all to do with either time or money)

> 彼{かれ}は自動車{じどうしゃ}を買{か}う余裕{よゆう}はない。 (He cannot afford to buy a car)
>
> 時間{じかん}の余裕{よゆう}がありますか。(Do you have much time to spare?)

The results for 余地{よち} seem to apply to a broad spectrum of other things:

> 彼女{かのじょ}の美{うつく}しさに関{かん}しては、疑{うたが}う余地{よち}がない。 (There is no doubt as to her
> beauty)(Lit: no margin for doubt)
>
> 彼の遅{おく}れは弁解{べんかい}の余地{よち}はない。(There is no excuse for his lateness)(Lit: No
> margin for explanation)
>
> 車{くるま}がもう１台{だい}入{い}る余地{よち}が十分{じゅうぶん}ある。(There is enough room for one more
> car)
>
> (Interestingly most of the examples on WWWJDIC use 余地{よち} for "no room for
> doubt")

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EDIT: To add on to Enno's hypothesis about 余地{よち} being more specific than
余裕{よゆう}.

Perhaps it's more about how the range of “room“ is specified rather than how
specific they are.

余地{よち} starts from the outer margin and goes towards your reference point.

余裕{よゆう} starts from your reference point and goes towards the outer margin.

Of course this is just my hypothesis.

