def remove_exotic_char(entry):
  """remove any exotic character from the text to make it more compatible"""
  no_tag_pattern = {u"œ": u"oe", u"": u"oe", u"Œ": u"Oe", u"Æ": u"Ae", u"æ": u"ae"}
  for key, value in no_tag_pattern.items():
    entry = entry.replace(key, value)
  return entry