mysql> select date_add('2013-01-18', interval '1 2' YEAR_MONTH);
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| date_add('2013-01-18', interval '1 2' YEAR_MONTH) |
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 2014-03-18 |
+-----------------------------------------------------+
mysql> select date_add('2013-01-18', interval '1-2' YEAR_MONTH);
+----------------------------------------------------+
| date_add('2013-01-18', interval '1-2' YEAR_MONTH) |
+----------------------------------------------------+
| 2014-03-18 |
+----------------------------------------------------+
mysql> select date_add('2013-01-18', interval '1,2' YEAR_MONTH);
+---------------------------------------------------+
| date_add('2013-01-18', interval '1,2' YEAR_MONTH) |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| 2014-03-18 |
+---------------------------------------------------+
mysql> select date_add('2013-01-18', interval 1 YEAR_MONTH);
+-----------------------------------------------+
| date_add('2013-01-18', interval 1 YEAR_MONTH) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| 2013-02-18 |
+-----------------------------------------------+
mysql> select date_add('2013-01-18', interval -1 YEAR_MONTH);
+------------------------------------------------+
| date_add('2013-01-18', interval -1 YEAR_MONTH) |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 2012-12-18 |
+------------------------------------------------+