Usbs don't fit into usb ports

There are 2 usb ports on my laptop but neither of them fit any of the usb sticks or connectors that I have that fit evey other machine i have used, do i have to use some sort of adaptor?
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Here is the Manual:
Manual
Pages 6 and 7 show all the ports. By reference to the pictures and the numbers tell us which ports your usb devices will not fit into. It is "universal serial bus" and is supposed to be just that....universal.

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