def clean_str(s: str) -> str:
	"""
	Remove characters the pronouncing library can't handle.

	Parameters:
	  s (str): The string to sanitize.

	Returns:
	  The sanitized string.
	"""
	DEL_CHARS = ["(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", ",", ":", ";", "."]
	SWAP_CHARS = [("-", " ")]

	for char in DEL_CHARS:
		s = s.replace(char, "")

	for char, replacement in SWAP_CHARS:
		s = s.replace(char, replacement)

	return s