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A phrase I always notice on US TV is "shot to death",

whereas I've only ever heard "shot dead" on Irish/British TV.

i.e. "The intruder was shot dead by the police"

There have been a couple of articles over the past year where people visiting Ireland have expressed amusement/irritation at our tendency to say "How are you", or "How's it going" in place of hello, and most often not expecting/listening to the response.