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Both に限って and だけ seem to be used with the meaning of "only".

For instance, both phrases seem to have the same meaning:

>   * このスーパーは土曜日 **だけ** 配達する。
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>   * このスーパーは土曜日 **に限って** 配達する。
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>

Is there any difference between them and their usage?
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What is the difference between に限って and だけ?
> _Both に限って and だけ seem to be used with the meaning of "only"._

Yes, they do. But I'd avoid to use に限って in this way (especially when I speak)
because it's prone to be misunderstood as its second idiomatic senses (loaded
a lot), that are:

**With negative sentence** : "the last _something_ (to V)", often advocative.

> 彼に限ってそんなことするわけない！ _He is the last man to do such a thing!_

**With positive sentence** : "on the particular _time_ ", " _time_ of all
_times_ ", in mortifying situations.

> 今日に限って目覚ましが鳴らなかった。 _My alarm clock failed me today of all days._

An alternative is に限り, which is almost interchangeable with だけ, only sounds
quite a bit formal or businesslike.
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