Make One Left

Wow, this is my second time trying to learn (self-teach) how to knit. I even asked what a M1 was the other day on Ravelry! I have never been able to understand it.. just plain Make WHAT??!?! But, now I think I may go back and work on some patterns I had passed up in the past.

I'm reading a pattern that says "paired m1 (make one) increases:
first increase of each pair: using the left needle, pick up horizontal strand between last
stitch and next stitch, from the front. Knit through the back loop.
second increase: using the left needle, pick up the strand from the back and knit."
could you tell me the difference between this and "make one"?
I would be extremely thankful if you could help me with this.

It does not seem that there is any difference to me - they are just explaining it so that you know whether to do a m1r or a m1l.

Oh thank you so much for you reply!
As a starter, your videos have been a great help for me, I'm your fan!
Just to make sure it goes like this: "PM, k1, PM", so it means that on the first PM, I'll m1l, then I'll k1, then on the other PM I'll m1r?

You got it!!! :)

Clear as can be. I love the labeled sample as well. I would recommend every video by this contributor to my friends who are just starting out. These videos were obviously well-planned and the quality of these close-ups are really professional.

Hooray! I love your videos! Thank you so much!

thankyou so much you really helped me here and you make it easy to understand.

THANK YOU for not only demonstrating in a manor that is clear, but also showing an example of the finished work with the corresponding signs...esp. the opposites!!! SO very helpful! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH