Learn English – Omission of the word “to”

prepositions

Following is an excerpt from Michelle Dean's post in The Newyorker (my emphasis):

“One of the reasons Hank and I have always resisted being on television is that we don’t really want nerdfighters to be a mainstream cultural phenomenon,” Green wrote me. “I worry that mainstream cultural phenomena need, like, Message Singularity and A Brand and an Institutional Voice and stuff. That kind of thing does not interest us at all. We just want to make cool stuff with people we like.

Has the writer omitted to when she writes Green wrote me?

Best Answer

From the ODO's entry for write:

chiefly North American write and send a letter to:
Mother wrote me and told me about poor Simon’s death

As the definition notes, such usage is peculiar to the American audience of The New Yorker. It's perfectly fine in AmE, but will probably raise an eyebrow if used elsewhere.